Information processing device, information processing method, and computer program
First Claim
1. An information processing device performing a process in accordance with a data processing request from a client connected to an external network at an interface between the external network and an internal network, the information processing device comprising:
- a data transmitting/receiving unit which transmits/receives data through the external network and the internal network; and
a server discovering unit which performs a server information obtaining process about connected servers through the internal network in response to a request for obtaining information about the servers connected to the internal network transmitted from the client connected to the external network and which performs a device list generating process of generating a device list to be transmitted to the client through the external network based on server information obtained in the server information obtaining process.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device and a method enabling a client connected to an external network to efficiently obtain information about servers connected to an internal network. An information processing device serving as an application gateway connected at an interface between the external network and the internal network performs a server information obtaining process about connected servers through the internal network in response to a request for obtaining information about the servers connected to the internal network transmitted from the client connected to the external network, generates a device list based on the obtained server information, and transmits the device list to the client through the external network. With this configuration, the client connected to the external network can efficiently obtain information about the servers connected to the internal network.
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23 Claims
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1. An information processing device performing a process in accordance with a data processing request from a client connected to an external network at an interface between the external network and an internal network, the information processing device comprising:
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a data transmitting/receiving unit which transmits/receives data through the external network and the internal network; and
a server discovering unit which performs a server information obtaining process about connected servers through the internal network in response to a request for obtaining information about the servers connected to the internal network transmitted from the client connected to the external network and which performs a device list generating process of generating a device list to be transmitted to the client through the external network based on server information obtained in the server information obtaining process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An information processing method for performing a process in accordance with a data processing request from a client connected to an external network in an information processing device connected at an interface between the external network and an internal network, the method comprising:
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an information request receiving step of receiving a request for obtaining information about servers connected to the internal network from the client connected to the external network;
a server information obtaining step of obtaining server information about the connected servers through the internal network;
a device list generating step of generating a device list to be transmitted to the client based on the server information obtained in the server information obtaining step; and
a device list transmitting step of transmitting the device list generated in the device list generating step to the client through the external network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program performing a process in accordance with a data processing request from a client connected to an external network in an information processing device connected at an interface between the external network and an internal network, the computer program comprising:
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an information request receiving step of receiving a request for obtaining information about servers connected to the internal network from the client connected to the external network;
a server information obtaining step of obtaining server information about the connected servers through the internal network;
a device list generating step of generating a device list to be transmitted to the client based on the server information obtained in the server information obtaining step; and
a device list transmitting step of transmitting the device list generated in the device list generating step to the client through the external network.
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