Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100272008 | NETWORK RELAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NETWORK RELAY DEVICE - The Ethernet converter | 10-28-2010 |
20120005500 | PERIPHERAL-DEVICE UTILIZING SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, AND METHOD - A server machine, connectable to a peripheral device and to a client machine via a network, includes: a device interface for connecting with a peripheral device; a network interface for connecting with a network; and a device interface control section configured to relay data communications between the client machine and the peripheral device via the device interface and the network interface, and to execute a first process, if a first condition, including that predetermined first data has been received from the client machine is satisfied, of causing the peripheral device to transition into a first state in which the peripheral device is communicable with the server machine, and execute a second process, if a second condition, including that predetermined second data has been received is satisfied, of causing the peripheral device to transition into a second state in which its power consumption is lower than that in the first state. | 01-05-2012 |
20120042179 | Server Machine, Power-Consumption Control Method, and Network System - A server machine according to the present invention includes: one or more ports each connectable to a separate peripheral device; at least one communication section connectable to a network in plural types of communications mode differentiated according to communications rate and each differing in power consumption required for communications; and a setting section for, based on at least the respective power consumptions in the communications modes and on the sum of the highest-speed data transmission rates of each peripheral device connected to the one or more ports, choosing one of the communications modes and setting the communication section into the chosen communications mode. | 02-16-2012 |
20120047292 | Monitoring System, Device Server, Host Computer, Monitoring Method, and Storage Medium - The present invention provides a monitoring system comprising a device server and a host computer, the monitoring system monitoring the operation state of at least one peripheral device. The device server includes: at least one peripheral device port; a power supply section for supplying power to the peripheral device; and a first control section for making control of starting and stopping supply of power. The host computer includes: a second control section for instructing the first control section to start or stop supplying power to a peripheral device, and accessing the peripheral device; and a display unit. The first control section reports online-status notification to the second control section when supply of power is started, and reports offline-status notification to the second control section when supply of power is stopped. The second control section detects that power is being supplied to a peripheral device, by receiving the online-status notification; detects that power is not being supplied to the peripheral device, by receiving the offline-status notification; and displays, on the display unit, information about the peripheral device, in a display mode that discriminates the case where power is being supplied to a peripheral device and the case where power is not being supplied to a peripheral device from each other. | 02-23-2012 |
20120066525 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The rotating speed of a cooling fan is controlled in accordance with the number of devices connected to ports of a packet transmitting/receiving unit and a connection speed with that device. When the number of ports establishing a link at a speed of 1 Gbps is zero, the voltage value of power output from a power source block to the cooling fan is 0 V and the cooling fan is deactivated. When the number of ports establishing a link at a speed of 1 Gbps is one or two, the voltage value is 8 V and the cooling fan rotates in a slow mode. Furthermore, when the number of ports establishing a link at a speed of 1 Gbps is three or four, the voltage value is 12 V and the cooling fan rotates in a fast mode. | 03-15-2012 |
20120069787 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A communication device includes a wireless LAN interface that can communicate with a wireless device other than the communication device, and a wired LAN interface having a plurality of ports, and relays a communication between an electronic device connected to each of the plurality of ports and the wireless device. When an electronic device is connected to a specific port set beforehand among the plurality of ports, the communication device obtains the MAC address of the electronic device, uses the obtained MAC address as the local MAC address, and communicates with the wireless device. | 03-22-2012 |
20120074793 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a peripheral device capable of being connected to a host device through a connection cable including a power line. This peripheral device comprises: a first power terminal capable of being connected to the power line of the connection cable; a power circuit connected to a second power terminal different from the first power terminal and for supplying power to an internal circuit; a start signal generating circuit for generating a start signal causing the power circuit to start supplying power to the internal circuit, when power has been supplied to the first power terminal through the connection cable; and a feedback circuit for allowing the start signal to remain activated when power has been supplied to the internal circuit from the power circuit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120236159 | IMAGE TRANSFER DEVICE, IMAGE TRANSFER METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image transfer device, as well as a method and computer program product, obtains an image file that includes first image data and identification information for identifying an image generation device used to generate the first image data, and obtains the identification information from the obtained image file. The image transfer device determines a display resolution of a monitor included in the image generation device, according to the obtained identification information, converts the first image data to second image data having a resolution consistent with the determined display resolution, and records the second image data into a storage device. The image transfer device transfers the obtained image file to a first device connected to the network. | 09-20-2012 |