NETWORK CONNECTION APPARATUS AND NETWORK SYSTEM USING THIS

Title:

NETWORK CONNECTION APPARATUS AND NETWORK SYSTEM USING THIS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/037101

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A scanner (1) and a printer (2) each comprise a network interface unit (11/21) for transferring data with a network (7), an apparatus information interpretation unit (12/22) for interpreting information from other apparatuses, an apparatus information updating unit (13/23) for updating apparatus information based on this interpretation, and a functional information storing unit (14/24) for storing in advance functional information of its own apparatus. For example, when a new printer (2) is connected to a network (7) to which a scanner (1) is already connected, the printer (2) broadcasts functional information of its own apparatus stored in the function storing unit (14) by means of the network interface unit (21). The scanner (1) recognizes that a new apparatus has been connected and the functions of the new apparatus through the apparatus information interpretation unit (12) that interprets this information.

Inventors:

NOGUCHI EIJI (JP)
OZAWA JUN (JP)
MATSUURA SATOSHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2000/008148

Publication Date:

May 25, 2001

Filing Date:

November 17, 2000

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD (JP)
NOGUCHI EIJI (JP)
OZAWA JUN (JP)
MATSURA SATOSHI (JP)

International Classes:

H04L12/24; H04L12/28; H04L29/08; (IPC1-7): G06F13/00; H04L12/28; H04Q9/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO1999007114A1

1999-02-11

Foreign References:

JPH0231538A	1990-02-01
JPH07284164A	1995-10-27
JPH1188965A	1999-03-30

Other References: