System, device, method and computer program product for managing devices
First Claim
1. A management device for managing a communication device having an IPv4 communication function that uses an IPv4 protocol and an IPv6 communication function that uses an IPv6 protocol, the communication device being connected to a network including a first device using the IPv4 protocol and a second device using the IPv6 protocol, the management device comprising:
- one or more processors;
an inputting system configured to receive, from a user, a user input to change an operation regarding communication of the communication device by switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF while the communication device is in a dual mode in which both IPv4 and IPv6 communication functions are ON; and
one or more memories, storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to perform the following;
judge, before changing the operation requested by the user input, whether a protocol incompatibility would arise in communications involving the communication device if the operation regarding communication of the communication device is changed by switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF, and cancel the input inputted by the user if it is judged that the protocol incompatibility would arise; and
switch the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when the processor judges that the incompatibility would not arise, and not to switch the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when the processor judges that the incompatibility would arise.
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Abstract
A system for managing a communication device having a first function of using a first communication protocol and a second function of using a second communication protocol is provided. The communication device is connected to a network including a first device using the first communication protocol and a second device using the second communication protocol. The system is provided with an inputting system that accepts an input for changing an operation regarding the communication of the communication device from a user, and a judging system that judges whether a trouble would arise in communication, in which the communication device is involved, based on the input inputted by the user through use of the inputting system.
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31 Claims
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1. A management device for managing a communication device having an IPv4 communication function that uses an IPv4 protocol and an IPv6 communication function that uses an IPv6 protocol, the communication device being connected to a network including a first device using the IPv4 protocol and a second device using the IPv6 protocol, the management device comprising:
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one or more processors; an inputting system configured to receive, from a user, a user input to change an operation regarding communication of the communication device by switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF while the communication device is in a dual mode in which both IPv4 and IPv6 communication functions are ON; and one or more memories, storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to perform the following; judge, before changing the operation requested by the user input, whether a protocol incompatibility would arise in communications involving the communication device if the operation regarding communication of the communication device is changed by switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF, and cancel the input inputted by the user if it is judged that the protocol incompatibility would arise; and switch the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when the processor judges that the incompatibility would not arise, and not to switch the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when the processor judges that the incompatibility would arise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the following:
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accepting an input from a user to change an operation regarding communication of a communication device by switching an IPv4 communication function or an IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF while the communication device is in a dual mode in which both IPv4 and IPv6 communication functions are ON; judging whether an incompatibility would arise in communication involving the communication device when the operation regarding communication of the communication device is changed by switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF; and switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when it is judged in the step of the judging that the incompatibility does not arise, and not to switch the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when it is judged in the step of the judging that the incompatibility would arise; and wherein the step of the judging comprises canceling the input inputted by the user if it is judged in the step of the judging that the incompatibility would arise. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of managing a communication device, the method comprising:
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accepting a user request to switch from a dual mode IPv4 and IPv6 operation to a single mode in which an IPv4 communication function or an IPv6 communication function is requested to be switched from ON to OFF while both IPv4 and IPv6 communication functions of the dual mode communication device are ON; before granting the request, judging whether an incompatibility would arise in communication, in which the communication device is involved, if the operation regarding communication of the communication device is changed by switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF; and switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when it is judged in the step of the judging that the incompatibility does not arise, and not switching the IPv4 communication function or the IPv6 communication function from ON to OFF when it is judged in the step of the judging that the incompatibility would arise, wherein the step of the judging comprises canceling the user request if it is judged in the step of the judging that the incompatibility would arise. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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