Communication methods and systems between a storage apparatus, a user terminal and a device connected to the storage apparatus
First Claim
1. A communication method of a communication system including a user terminal connected to a first communication line, a device connected to the first communication line, and a storage apparatus connected to a second communication line, a communication originated at the storage apparatus and addressed to the device and the user terminal being blocked by a firewall apparatus while a communication from the storage apparatus to the user terminal in reply to a request from the user terminal being permitted by the firewall apparatus, the communication method comprising:
- receiving, at the storage apparatus, data of the device transmitted from the device to the storage apparatus via the first communication line and the second communication line and writing the received data on a storage unit associated with the storage apparatus, so that the storage apparatus composes device information using device data;
receiving, at the storage apparatus, a request generated by the user terminal and transmitted from the user terminal via the first communication line and the second communication line to request the storage apparatus to transmit device information that is based on the stored data responsive to the data being stored on the storage unit;
transmitting from the storage apparatus, in reply to the request received at the storage apparatus each of;
(1) a transfer request to the user terminal that has generated and transmitted a request for the device information, the transfer request including a data transmission request requesting the device to transmit the data to the storage apparatus, and(2) a communication address assigned to the device, so that both the transfer request and the communication address is transmitted from the storage apparatus, in response to the storage apparatus determining that the device information based on the stored data has not been updated for a predetermined period of time, wherein the transfer request requesting the user terminal to transfer the data transmission request to the device so that when the transmitted transfer request is received on the user terminal, the user terminal transfers the data transmission request included in the transfer request to the device having the communication address assigned thereto, wherein in response to the device receiving the data transmission request transferred from the user terminal, updated data stored on the device is transmitted to the storage apparatus and the device information is updated;
in response to the storage apparatus receiving the updated data from the device, receiving an additional request at the storage apparatus generated by the user terminal via the first communication line and the second communication line to request the storage apparatus to transmit the updated device information; and
transmitting, from the storage apparatus to the user terminal having generated and transmitted the additional request for the device information, the updated device information responsive to the transmitted data in reply to the additional request.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a user terminal connected to a first communication line, a device connected to the first communication line, and storing data to be updated, and a storage apparatus connected to a second communication line and storing the data transmitted from the device. A communication originated at the storage apparatus and addressed to the device and the user terminal is blocked by a firewall apparatus while a communication from the storage apparatus to the user terminal in reply to a request from the user terminal is permitted by the firewall apparatus.
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19 Claims
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1. A communication method of a communication system including a user terminal connected to a first communication line, a device connected to the first communication line, and a storage apparatus connected to a second communication line, a communication originated at the storage apparatus and addressed to the device and the user terminal being blocked by a firewall apparatus while a communication from the storage apparatus to the user terminal in reply to a request from the user terminal being permitted by the firewall apparatus, the communication method comprising:
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receiving, at the storage apparatus, data of the device transmitted from the device to the storage apparatus via the first communication line and the second communication line and writing the received data on a storage unit associated with the storage apparatus, so that the storage apparatus composes device information using device data; receiving, at the storage apparatus, a request generated by the user terminal and transmitted from the user terminal via the first communication line and the second communication line to request the storage apparatus to transmit device information that is based on the stored data responsive to the data being stored on the storage unit; transmitting from the storage apparatus, in reply to the request received at the storage apparatus each of; (1) a transfer request to the user terminal that has generated and transmitted a request for the device information, the transfer request including a data transmission request requesting the device to transmit the data to the storage apparatus, and (2) a communication address assigned to the device, so that both the transfer request and the communication address is transmitted from the storage apparatus, in response to the storage apparatus determining that the device information based on the stored data has not been updated for a predetermined period of time, wherein the transfer request requesting the user terminal to transfer the data transmission request to the device so that when the transmitted transfer request is received on the user terminal, the user terminal transfers the data transmission request included in the transfer request to the device having the communication address assigned thereto, wherein in response to the device receiving the data transmission request transferred from the user terminal, updated data stored on the device is transmitted to the storage apparatus and the device information is updated; in response to the storage apparatus receiving the updated data from the device, receiving an additional request at the storage apparatus generated by the user terminal via the first communication line and the second communication line to request the storage apparatus to transmit the updated device information; and transmitting, from the storage apparatus to the user terminal having generated and transmitted the additional request for the device information, the updated device information responsive to the transmitted data in reply to the additional request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A storage apparatus in a communication system including a user terminal connected to a first communication line, a device connected to the first communication line, and the storage apparatus connected to a second communication line,
the user terminal including a requesting unit and a transferring unit, the requesting unit requesting device information responsive to data from the storage apparatus via the first communication line and the second communication line, the transferring unit on the user terminal receiving a transfer request generated by the user terminal and transmitted from the storage apparatus so that the device information is routed from the device to the user terminal via the storage apparatus, if the device information has not been updated for a period of time, the transfer request including a data transmission request and a communication address assigned to the device, the transfer request requesting the user terminal to transfer the data transmission request to the device, the transferring unit transferring the data transmission request included in the transfer request from the user terminal to the device having the communication address assigned thereto and included in the transfer request, the device including a first storage unit connected to the first communication line and storing the data, a first transmitter unit transmitting the data stored on the first storage unit to the storage apparatus via the first communication line and the second communication line, and a second transmitter unit transmitting the data stored on the first storage unit to the storage apparatus if the data transmission request is received from the transferring unit, a communication originated at the storage apparatus and addressed to the device and the user terminal being blocked by a firewall apparatus connected to the first communication line and the second communication line while a communication from the storage apparatus to the user terminal in reply to a request from the user terminal being permitted by the firewall apparatus, the storage apparatus comprising: -
a writing unit that receives the data of the device transmitted by the first transmitter unit of the device to the storage apparatus via the first communication line and the second communication line, and writes the received data on a second storage unit so that the storage apparatus composes device information using device data; a first request transmitter unit that transmits each of; (1) the transfer request from the storage apparatus to the user terminal that has generated and transmitted a request for the device information, the transfer request including a data transmission request requesting the device to transmit the data to the storage apparatus, and (2) a communication address assigned to the device via the requesting unit, so that both the transfer request and the communication address is transmitted from the storage apparatus, in reply to the request received at the storage apparatus, wherein the transfer request requesting the user terminal to transfer the data transmission request to the device so that when the transmitted transfer request is received on the user terminal, the user terminal transfers the data transmission request included in the transfer request to the device having the communication address assigned thereto, wherein in response to the device receiving the data transmission request transferred from the user terminal, updated data stored on the device is transmitted to the storage apparatus and the device information is updated; and a device information transmitter unit that receives the updated data transmitted by the second transmitter unit of the device in response to the storage apparatus receiving the updated data from the device, and transmits the updated device information responsive to the updated data from the storage apparatus to the user terminal in reply to a request in response to the user terminal having requested the device information places an additional request for the updated device information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication system comprising a user terminal connected to a first communication line, a device connected to the first communication line, and a storage apparatus connected to a second communication line, a communication originated at the storage apparatus and addressed to the device and the user terminal being blocked by a firewall apparatus while a communication from the storage apparatus to the user terminal in reply to a request from the user terminal being permitted by the firewall apparatus,
wherein the device includes a first storage unit connected to the first communication line and storing the data, a first transmitter unit transmitting the data stored on the first storage unit to the storage apparatus connected to the second communication line, and a second transmitter unit transmitting the data stored on the first storage unit to the storage apparatus if the data transmission request is transferred from a transferring unit; -
wherein the user terminal includes a requesting unit and the transferring unit, the requesting unit generating a request for device information responsive to the data to the storage apparatus via the first communication line and the second communication line, the transferring unit on the user terminal receiving a transfer request transmitted from the storage apparatus so that the device information is routed from the device to the user terminal via the storage apparatus, if the device information has not been updated for a period of time, the transfer request including a data transmission request and a communication address assigned to the device, the transfer request requesting the user terminal to transmit the data transmission request to the device, the transferring unit transferring the data transmission request included in the transfer request to the device having the communication address assigned thereto and included in the transfer request; and wherein the storage apparatus includes; a writing unit that receives the data of the device transmitted by the first transmitter unit of the device to the storage apparatus via the first communication line and the second communication line, and writes the received data on a second storage unit; a first request transmitter unit that transmits (1) the transfer request from the storage apparatus to the user terminal that has generated and transmitted a request for the device information, the transfer request including a data transmission request requesting the device to transmit the data to the storage apparatus and (2) a communication address assigned to the device via the requesting unit so that both the transfer request and the communication address is transmitted from the storage apparatus, in reply to the request received at the storage apparatus, wherein the transfer request requesting the user terminal to transfer the data transmission request to the device so that when the transmitted transfer request is received on the user terminal, the user terminal transfers the data transmission request included in the transfer request to the device having the communication address assigned thereto, wherein in response to the device receiving the data transmission request transferred from the user terminal, updated data stored on the device is transmitted to the storage apparatus and the device information is updated; and a device information transmitter unit that receives the updated data transmitted by the second transmitter unit of the device in response to the storage apparatus receiving the updated data from the device, and transmits the updated device information responsive to the updated data from the storage apparatus to the user terminal in reply to a request in response to the user terminal having requested the device information places an additional request for the updated device information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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