Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110058500 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A wireless communication device is provided. The device is connectable to a first wireless network including an access point and a second wireless network including a terminal having an access point function. The device includes a setting section which stores setup data in a volatile storage area, a communication section which performs wireless communication using the setup data stored in the volatile storage area, and a determination section which determines which wireless networks the device is to be connected to. If the device is to be connected to the first wireless network, the setting section stores first setup data from the access point into the volatile storage area and a non-volatile storage area. If the device is to be connected to the second wireless network, the setting section stores second setup data from the terminal into the volatile storage area without storing it into the non-volatile storage area. | 03-10-2011 |
20110162085 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus including: a storage unit configured to store a plurality of applications and a plurality of certificates, an application execution unit configured to execute one of the plurality of applications by using one of the plurality of certificates which is designated by a user, and a storage control unit configured to control the storage unit to store correspondence information indicating that the executed application corresponds to the designated certificate, when the application execution unit executes one of the plurality of applications and one of the plurality of certificates is designated by the user. | 06-30-2011 |
20110231902 | Controlling Device - A controlling device may acquire setting information regarding a wireless setting for a wireless communication currently being set in a wireless communication device. The controlling device may determine, using the setting information, whether the wireless setting indicates a first type of authentication method in which an authentication is performed by an authentication server or a second type of authentication method in which an authentication is performed by a device with which the wireless communication performing unit performs a wireless communication directly. The controlling device may provide a first screen to a displaying unit in a first case where a determination is made that the wireless setting indicates the first type of authentication method. The controlling device may provide a second screen which is different from the first screen to the displaying unit in a second case where a determination is made that the wireless setting indicates the second type of authentication method. | 09-22-2011 |
20110237241 | Wireless Communication Device - A first wireless communication device may communicate specific data with a second wireless communication device by utilizing a wireless connection according to wireless communication setting information for communicating the specific data. The first wireless communication device may send second wireless setting information to the second wireless communication device by utilizing a first wireless connection according to first wireless setting information in a case where an instruction is input. The first wireless communication device may (A) newly set the second wireless setting information as the wireless setting information for communicating the specific data in a case where a predetermined signal is received, and (B) maintain the first wireless setting information as the wireless setting information for communicating the specific data in a case where the predetermined signal is not received. | 09-29-2011 |
20120023327 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit that acquires specific information; a preparation unit that makes out a certificate signing request based on the specific information, wherein the preparation unit makes out a first type certificate signing request including extensions and makes out a second type certificate signing request not including extensions; a display control unit that displays a selection screen on a display unit; and an output unit that is configured to output one of the first type certificate signing request and the second type certificate signing request to an outside according to selecting by a user in the selection screen. | 01-26-2012 |
20120081743 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - An image processing system includes: an image processing apparatus; a relay apparatus; and a service providing apparatus, which are connected to a network. The image processing apparatus includes: an electronic-file storage unit; an address-get-request transmitting unit; an upload-message generating unit which, upon receiving an upload destination address and a template for an upload message for performing an upload request to the service providing apparatus from the relay apparatus after a request for getting the upload destination address is transmitted to the relay apparatus by the account-information-request transmitting unit, generates the upload message including an electronic file and the upload destination address according to the received template; and an upload-message transmitting unit that transmits the upload message to the service providing apparatus to upload the electronic file to the service providing apparatus. The relay apparatus includes: a program storage unit; an upload-destination-address getting unit; and an upload-destination-address transmitting unit. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084402 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - An image processing system includes: a relay apparatus; a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service; and an image processing apparatus, which are connected to a network. The image processing apparatus includes: a first-address-get-request transmitting unit that transmits a request for getting a first address representing a location of an electronic file to be downloaded from the service providing apparatus to the relay apparatus; a first downloading unit which, upon receiving the first address from the relay apparatus after the request for getting the first address is transmitted, downloads the electronic file stored at the first address; and a storage control unit that controls a storage unit to store the electronic file downloaded by the first downloading unit. The relay apparatus includes: a first-address-get-program storage unit; a first-address getting unit; and a first-address transmitting unit. | 04-05-2012 |
20120113463 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODS OF RELAY APPARATUS - A relay apparatus to be connected through a network to a server apparatus configured to store image data and a communication apparatus configured to acquire the image data from the server and output an image based on the acquired image data, the relay apparatus includes: a first receiving unit configured to receive a request for acquiring location information from the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit configured to acquire the location information for acquiring the image data from the server apparatus upon receipt of the request; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the acquired location information to the communication apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113464 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATING METHOD - A relay apparatus connected to service providing apparatuses respectively providing services and a communication apparatus that includes an additional-information storage unit configured to store additional information associated with the service and identification information, comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive notification including the service and the user identification information from the communication apparatus; a generating unit generating an output command for outputting, to the relay apparatus, the additional information stored in the additional-information storage unit corresponding to the service and the identification information included in the notification; an output commanding unit transmitting the output command to the communication apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring the additional information output in response to the output command; a first communication unit configured to perform communication with the service providing apparatus using the acquired additional information; and a second communication unit that transmits, to the communication apparatus, information acquired from the service providing apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113471 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RELAY APPARATUS - A communication system includes: a communication apparatus; and a relay apparatus. The communication apparatus includes: a contents-summary-information address request unit; a contents-summary-information display unit; a selection-information transmission unit; a selection-completion notification unit; and a contents get unit. The relay apparatus includes: an order-information addition unit that adds order information of contents to electronic data information; a contents-summary-information address transmission unit that transmits address information of a contents summary information item and the electronic data information, to which the order information is added, in response to a request of transmission of the address information of the contents summary information item; a contents-address get unit that gets the address information of the contents selected based on selection information from the selection-completion notification unit; and a contents-address transmission unit that transmits the address information of the contents got by the contents-address get unit to the communication apparatus. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113472 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND RELAY APPARATUS - A communication apparatus, a control program of the communication apparatus, and a relay apparatus are provided. The communication apparatus is configured to download electronic data from a server storing a first amount or more of electronic data and to output the downloaded electronic data. The communication apparatus includes an output unit configured to output a second amount of electronic data smaller than the first amount at one time, a download information acquiring unit configured to acquire download information necessary for downloading the first amount of electronic data stored in the server, from the server, a download unit configured to download the second amount of electronic data of the first amount of electronic data from the server, using the download information acquired by the download information acquiring unit. The output unit is configured to output the electronic data downloaded by the download unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117199 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, RELAY APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD OF RELAY - A communication apparatus system includes a relay apparatus and a communication apparatus which are connected to a network, to which a service providing apparatus for an electronic-file storing service is connected. The communication apparatus includes: an address-get-request transmitting unit that transmits a request for getting an upload destination address to the relay apparatus; a receiving unit that receives the upload destination address and a template for an upload message from the relay apparatus; an upload-message generating unit that generates the upload message including the electronic file and the upload destination address according to the received template; and an upload-message transmitting unit that transmits the generated upload message to the service providing apparatus to upload the electronic file in the electronic-file storing service. The relay apparatus includes: an upload-destination-address-get-program storage unit; an upload-destination-address getting unit; a time-information adding unit; and an upload-destination-address transmitting unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120117629 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND RELAY METHOD - A relay apparatus connected to a communication apparatus, a service providing apparatus and a browser-equipped apparatus, includes: a registering unit registering provisional registration information, the provisional registration information being used in an authentication procedure performed between the service providing apparatus and the browser-equipped apparatus; an acquiring unit acquiring permission information representing that use of the service is permitted, the permission information being issued by the service providing apparatus in the authentication procedure; a communication unit transmitting the provisional registration information to the browser-equipped apparatus; a receiving unit receiving input information transmitted from the communication apparatus, the input information being generated in response to the provisional registration information; and a communication unit transmitting the permission information to the communication apparatus which has transmitted the input information if the receiving unit receives the input information. | 05-10-2012 |
20120254368 | RELAY APPARATUS, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR RELAY APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - A relay apparatus configured to communicate with a server which transmits contents corresponding to identification information received by the server, and a terminal which acquires the contents corresponding to the identification information, the relay apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the server and the terminal; and a processor configured to: receive first identification information from the server through the communication unit; determine whether first contents corresponding to the received first identification information complies with a first format or a second format; transmit the first identification information to the terminal through the communication unit if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the first format; and transmits, to the terminal through the communication unit, second identification information corresponding to second contents which is acquired by converting the first contents if the processor determines that the first contents complies with the second format. | 10-04-2012 |
20120320413 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device may execute a response process and a search process with a first operation being performed as a trigger in a first period after the first operation. The response process may include receiving a search signal from a specific external device and sending a response signal to the specific external device in response to the search signal. The search process may include sending the search signal to the specific external device and receiving the response signal from the specific external device. The wireless communication device may communicate a wireless profile with the specific external device so as to establish a wireless connection with the specific external device in a case where the first operation is performed. The wireless communication device may execute the response process in a second period before the first operation is performed. | 12-20-2012 |
20130135640 | FUNCTION EXECUTING DEVICE AND SERVER - A function executing device may obtain any of a plurality of screen information from a server, and display a screen represented by the obtained screen information. The function executing device may store in a device-side memory two or more code information corresponding to two or more character strings for displaying a first screen in a case where a creation instruction for creating a shortcut corresponding to the first screen is given, and supply the two or more code information within the device-side memory to the server in a case where a selection instruction for selecting the shortcut is given. In a case where the two or more code information is supplied to the server, the function executing device may obtain first screen information that represents the first screen from the server, and display the first screen represented by the obtained first screen information. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135643 | INTERMEDIATION SERVER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - An intermediation server may receive one notification from a communication device. The one notification may include a plurality of identification information for identifying a plurality of target data to be communicated between the communication device and a specific server. The intermediation server may prepare a plurality of demand-creation data corresponding to the plurality of target data, and supply the plurality of demand-creation data to the communication device. Each of the plurality of demand-creation data may be necessary for the communication device to create one communication demand, and include timing information related to a timing at which the demand-creation data has been prepared. The intermediation server may prepare first demand-creation data, and then prepare second demand-creation data under a condition that the communication device has created a first communication demand by using the first demand-creation data and has sent the first communication demand to the specific server. | 05-30-2013 |
20130332993 | Controlling Device - A controlling device may acquire setting information regarding a wireless setting for a wireless communication currently being set in a wireless communication device. The controlling device may determine, using the setting information, whether the wireless setting indicates a first authentication method in which an authentication is performed by an authentication server or a second authentication method in which an authentication is performed by a device with which the wireless communication performing unit performs a wireless communication directly. The controlling device may provide a first screen to a displaying unit in a first case where a determination is made that the wireless setting indicates the first authentication method. The controlling device may provide a second screen which is different from the first screen to the displaying unit in a second case where a determination is made that the wireless setting indicates the second authentication method. | 12-12-2013 |
20140092776 | Communication Apparatus - A communication apparatus includes: a processor to execute determining whether the number of slave stations belonging to a first wireless network as a slave station is the same as a upper limit; transmitting first wireless setting information, when it is determined as a first case that the number of the slave station apparatuses is smaller than the upper limit; transmitting, when it is determined a second case that the number of the slave station apparatuses is the same as the upper limit, second wireless setting information; and performing, in the first case, communication of target data by using the first wireless network, and performing, in the second case, communication of the target data by using the second wireless network. | 04-03-2014 |
20140137194 | CONTROL SERVER, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - A control server may receive first location information indicating a location of specific web page data via a data processing device, in a case where a terminal device comprising a web browser receives the specific web page data from a specific service providing server by using a first type of wireless communication and sends the first location information to the data processing device by using a second type of wireless communication. The control server may cause a display unit of the data processing device to display at least N items of account information among M items of account information currently stored in the data processing device, in a case where the first location information is received. Each of the N items of account information may be available for receiving a data providing service from the specific service providing server. | 05-15-2014 |
20140313550 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device may execute a response process and a search process with a first operation being performed as a trigger in a first period after the first operation. The response process may include receiving a search signal from a specific external device and sending a response signal to the specific external device in response to the search signal. The search process may include sending the search signal to the specific external device and receiving the response signal from the specific external device. The wireless communication device may communicate a wireless profile with the specific external device so as to establish a wireless connection with the specific external device in a case where the first operation is performed. The wireless communication device may execute the response process in a second period before the first operation is performed. | 10-23-2014 |