Relay server, relay server method, and relay server computer program product
First Claim
1. A relay server comprising:
- protocol conversion means for receiving an input data signal in an input-side protocol transmitted by an output entity, converting said input data signal in said input-side communications protocol into an output data signal in an output-side communications protocol applicable to an input entity, and transmitting said output data signal in said output-side communications protocol to said input entity; and
control means for receiving terminal protocol information indicative of said output-side communications protocol applicable to said input entity from said input entity and controlling said protocol conversion means in response to said terminal protocol information.
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Abstract
Herein disclosed a relay server comprising: protocol conversion means for receiving an input data signal in an input-side protocol transmitted by an output entity, converting the input data signal in the input-side communications protocol into an output data signal in an output-side communications protocol applicable to an input entity, and transmitting the output data signal in the output-side communications protocol to the input entity; and control means for receiving terminal protocol information indicative of the output-side communications protocol applicable to the input entity from the input entity and controlling the protocol conversion means in response to the terminal protocol information, thereby making it possible for an output entity and an input entity to receive and transmit data signals between them regardless of whether the output entity and the input entity share the same communications protocol or not.
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39 Claims
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1. A relay server comprising:
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protocol conversion means for receiving an input data signal in an input-side protocol transmitted by an output entity, converting said input data signal in said input-side communications protocol into an output data signal in an output-side communications protocol applicable to an input entity, and transmitting said output data signal in said output-side communications protocol to said input entity; and
control means for receiving terminal protocol information indicative of said output-side communications protocol applicable to said input entity from said input entity and controlling said protocol conversion means in response to said terminal protocol information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A relay server method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving an input data signal in an input-side protocol transmitted by an output entity, converting said input data signal in said input-side communications protocol into an output data signal in an output-side communications protocol applicable to an input entity, and transmitting said output data signal in said output-side communications protocol to said input entity; and
(b) receiving terminal protocol information indicative of said output-side communications protocol applicable to said input entity from said input entity and controlling said step (a) in response to said terminal protocol information.
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39. A relay server computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having computer readable code embodied therein, wherein the computer readable code comprising:
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a first program product code for receiving an input data signal in an input-side protocol transmitted by an output entity, converting said input data signal in said input-side communications protocol into an output data signal in an output-side communications protocol applicable to an input entity, and transmitting said output data signal in said output-side communications protocol to said input entity; and
a second program product code for receiving terminal protocol information indicative of said output-side communications protocol applicable to said input entity from said input entity and controlling said first program product code in response to said terminal protocol information.
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