Network system, terminal and recording medium
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1. A first terminal which is to be connected to a controller and a plurality of terminals via a network, comprising:
- a processor configured to operate as;
a request receiving unit configured to receive a first request from the controller;
a request transmitting unit configured to transmit a second request to the plurality of terminals, after receipt of the first request;
a response receiving unit configured to receive a first response from a second terminal, among the plurality of terminals, after transmission of the second request, the first response including information regarding the second terminal; and
a response transmitting unit configured to transmit a second response to the controller, after receipt of the first response, the second response including information regarding the first terminal and the information regarding the second terminal.
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Abstract
A network system includes printers as terminals interconnected via a network. Each of the printers can obtain information on the others, and transmit the obtained information together with information on itself to a browser computer as a controller. Therefore, by obtaining the information only from one of the printers, the computer can obtain together with it the information on the others. In this system, it is possible to obtain the information on the printers efficiently without using a server computer.
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1. A first terminal which is to be connected to a controller and a plurality of terminals via a network, comprising:
a processor configured to operate as; a request receiving unit configured to receive a first request from the controller; a request transmitting unit configured to transmit a second request to the plurality of terminals, after receipt of the first request; a response receiving unit configured to receive a first response from a second terminal, among the plurality of terminals, after transmission of the second request, the first response including information regarding the second terminal; and a response transmitting unit configured to transmit a second response to the controller, after receipt of the first response, the second response including information regarding the first terminal and the information regarding the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A first terminal which is to be connected to a controller and a plurality of terminals via a network, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory which is connected to the processor and which stores a program; wherein the processor is configured to execute the program to; (a) receive a first request from the controller; (b) transmit a second request to the plurality of terminals, after the receipt of the first request; (c) receive a first response from a second terminal, among the plurality of terminals, after the transmission of the second request, the first response including information regarding the second terminal; and (d) transmit a second response to the controller, after the receipt of the first response, the second response including information regarding the first terminal and the information regarding the second terminal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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13. A method executed by a first terminal which is to be connected to a controller and a plurality of terminals via a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request from the controller; transmitting a second request to the plurality of terminals, after the receipt of the first request; receiving a first response from a second terminal among the plurality of terminals, after the transmission of the second request, the first response including information regarding the second terminal; and transmitting, to the controller, a second response after the receipt of the first response, the second response including information regarding the first terminal and the information regarding the second terminal.
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage recording medium which stores a program for a method executed by a first terminal which is to be connected to a controller and a plurality of terminals via a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first request from the controller; transmitting a second request to the plurality of terminals, after the receipt of the first request; receiving a first response from a second terminal among the plurality of terminals, after the transmission of the second request, the first response including information regarding the second terminal; and transmitting, to the controller, a second response after the receipt of the first response, the second response including information regarding the first terminal and the information regarding the second terminal.
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