Computer network system and portable computer

• US 20040249909A1
• Filed: 06/14/2004
• Published: 12/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Matsukura, Ryuichi
• Granted Patent: US 7,668,940 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/221
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4541 Directories for service discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A computer network system in which an IP address is assigned not only automatically at a destination of a notebook size PC (portable personal computer) 4, but also information relating to shared resources on the network is obtained at the site from a server 1 through a LAN circuit 2, so that the notebook size PC 4 can be used by connecting to the network even in the absence of the administrator. Henceforth, when the user moves within the same building as his own office, it seems that the occasion of using the portable personal computer by connecting to the network such as the Internet and intranet increases. In such a case, connection and disconnection of the network may be repeated frequently, and setting for such operation is facilitated.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a system comprising:

managing hardware or software information relating to a plurality of hardware or software which is usable through said system, the hardware or software information including a position in the real world for each of the hardware or software;

selecting the hardware or software according to the hardware or software information, comprising providing the hardware or software information to a user, the user selecting one of the hardware or software according to the hardware of software information.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising operating the selected hardware or software after the selecting of the hardware or software.

3. The method as set forth in claim 2, wherein the selected hardware is a printer selected from a plurality of printers, and the operating of the selected hardware comprises performing a print job.