Control apparatus and its method, and control program and storage medium holding it
First Claim
1. A control apparatus which controls data communication between a client apparatus and an image processing apparatus, comprising:
- display information providing means for providing display information stored in said control apparatus to a browser of said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a first address from said client apparatus; and
transfer means for transferring display information stored in said image processing apparatus to said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a second address from said client apparatus.
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Abstract
A controller which exits between a client apparatus and an image processing apparatus and which controls access from the client apparatus such that the client apparatus can use a network server function of the image processing apparatus, its control method and control program and storage medium. To accomplish this, the controller which exists between a client terminal and an image processing apparatus and which controls data transmitted from the client terminal to the image processing apparatus comprises information providing unit which provides setup information of the controller to the client terminal and transfer unit which transfers setup information of the image processing apparatus to the client terminal.
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19 Claims
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1. A control apparatus which controls data communication between a client apparatus and an image processing apparatus, comprising:
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display information providing means for providing display information stored in said control apparatus to a browser of said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a first address from said client apparatus; and
transfer means for transferring display information stored in said image processing apparatus to said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a second address from said client apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A control apparatus which controls data communication between a client apparatus and an image processing apparatus, comprising:
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a memory holding a program for providing display information stored in said control apparatus to a browser of said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a first address from said client apparatus, and transferring display information in said image processing apparatus to said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a second address from said client apparatus; and
a processor that performs said program for providing the display information stored in said control apparatus to the browser of said client apparatus in correspondence with the access designating the first address from said client apparatus, and transferring the display information in said image processing apparatus to said client apparatus in correspondence with the access designating the second address from said client apparatus.
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6. A control method for a control apparatus which controls data communication between a client apparatus and an image processing apparatus, comprising:
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a display information providing step of providing display information stored in said control apparatus to a browser of said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a first address from said client apparatus; and
a transfer step of further accessing said image processing apparatus and transferring display information stored in said image processing apparatus to said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a second address from said client apparatus.
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7. A control program for controlling data communication between a client apparatus and an image processing apparatus, for realizing by execution by a control apparatus:
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a display information providing step of providing display information stored in said control apparatus to a browser of said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a first address from said client apparatus; and
a transfer step of further accessing said image processing apparatus and transferring display information stored in said image processing apparatus to said client apparatus in correspondence with access designating a second address from said client apparatus.
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8. A control apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, comprising:
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transmission destination address determination means for determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data inputted into said second network interface from said image processing apparatus is an address of said second network interface;
change means for, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is not the address of said second network interface, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface; and
data output means for outputting the data changed by said change means via said first network interface to said first network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A control apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, comprising:
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a memory holding a program for determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data from said image processing apparatus, inputted into said second network interface, is an address of said second network interface, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface, and outputting the changed data via said first network interface to said first network; and
a processor that performs said program for determining whether or not the transmission destination address of data from said image processing apparatus, inputted into said second network interface, is the address of said second network interface, changing the transmission source address of the data to the address of said first network interface, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is not the address of said second network interface, and outputting the changed data via said first network interface to said first network.
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12. A control apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, comprising:
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transmission destination address determination means for determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data inputted into said second network interface from said image processing apparatus is a broadcast address of said second network;
change means for, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is the broadcast address of said second network, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface, and changing the transmission destination address of the data to a broadcast address of said first network; and
data output means for outputting the data changed by said change means via said first network interface to said first network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A control apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, comprising:
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a memory holding a program for determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data from said image processing apparatus, inputted into said second network interface, is a broadcast address of said second network interface, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface and changing the transmission destination address of the data to a broadcast address of said first network, and outputting the changed data via said first network interface to said first network; and
a processor that performs said program for determining whether or not the transmission destination address of data from said image processing apparatus, inputted into said second network interface, is the broadcast address of said second network interface, changing the transmission source address of the data to the address of said first network interface and changing the transmission destination address of the data to the broadcast address of said first network, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is the broadcast address of said second network interface, and outputting the changed data via said first network interface to said first network.
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16. A network communication method in a control apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, comprising:
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a transmission destination address determination step of determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data inputted into said second network interface from said image processing apparatus is an address of said second network interface;
a change step of, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is not the address of said second network interface, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface; and
a data output step of outputting the data changed at said change step via said first network interface to said first network.
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17. A network communication method in a control apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, comprising:
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a transmission destination address determination step of determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data inputted into said second network interface from said image processing apparatus is a broadcast address of said second network;
a change step of, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is the broadcast address of said second network, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface, and changing the transmission destination address of the data to a broadcast address of said first network; and
a data output step of outputting the data changed at said change step via said first network interface to said first network.
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18. A control program for controlling an apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, performing by computer:
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a transmission destination address determination step of determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data inputted into said second network interface from said image processing apparatus is an address of said second network interface;
a change step of, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is not the address of said second network interface, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface; and
a data output step of outputting the data changed at said change step via said first network interface to said first network.
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19. A control program for controlling an apparatus having a first network interface for connection with a first network to which an information processing apparatus is connected, and a second network interface for connection with a second network to which an image processing apparatus is connected, performing by computer:
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a transmission destination address determination step of determining whether or not a transmission destination address of data inputted into said second network interface from said image processing apparatus is a broadcast address of said second network;
a change step of, in correspondence with a determination that the transmission destination address is the broadcast address of said second network, changing a transmission source address of the data to an address of said first network interface, and changing the transmission destination address of the data to a broadcast address of said first network; and
a data output step of outputting the data changed at said change step via said first network interface to said first network.
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