Server apparatus communicating with a client apparatus via the internet, system, and control method thereof
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1. A server apparatus that communicates with a client apparatus via the Internet, the server apparatus comprising:
- a memory, anda processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to control;
a first communication unit configured to support a network communication in HTTP;
a second communication unit configured to support a network communication in a specific communication mode in which instruction from the server apparatus is possible without a request from the client apparatus, wherein the specific communication mode is a protocol different from the HTTP;
a receiving unit configured to receive a query from the client apparatus via the first communication unit;
a transmitting unit configured to transmit, via the first communication unit, as a reply to the received query, first condition information including information of a condition triggering performance of an initial communication in order to switch to the specific communication mode, wherein the first condition information includes, as the information of the condition, information about a trigger event detected by the client apparatus; and
an instructing unit configured to switch to the specific communication mode by performing the initial communication with the client apparatus according to the first condition information, and configured to transmit, via the second communication unit, an instruction to the client apparatus in the specific communication mode.
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Abstract
A server apparatus receives a query from a client apparatus connected via the Internet, and as its reply, it transmits first condition information according to which initial communication is performed in order to switch to a specific communication format in which instruction from the server apparatus is possible without a request of the client apparatus.
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1. A server apparatus that communicates with a client apparatus via the Internet, the server apparatus comprising:
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a memory, and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to control; a first communication unit configured to support a network communication in HTTP; a second communication unit configured to support a network communication in a specific communication mode in which instruction from the server apparatus is possible without a request from the client apparatus, wherein the specific communication mode is a protocol different from the HTTP; a receiving unit configured to receive a query from the client apparatus via the first communication unit; a transmitting unit configured to transmit, via the first communication unit, as a reply to the received query, first condition information including information of a condition triggering performance of an initial communication in order to switch to the specific communication mode, wherein the first condition information includes, as the information of the condition, information about a trigger event detected by the client apparatus; and an instructing unit configured to switch to the specific communication mode by performing the initial communication with the client apparatus according to the first condition information, and configured to transmit, via the second communication unit, an instruction to the client apparatus in the specific communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15)
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9. A control method for controlling a server apparatus that communicates with a client apparatus via the Internet, the control method comprising steps of:
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supporting a network communication in HTTP; supporting a network communication in a specific communication mode in which instruction from the server apparatus is possible without a request from the client apparatus, wherein the specific communication mode is a protocol different from the HTTP; receiving a query from the client apparatus via the network communication in the HTTP; transmitting, via the network communication in the HTTP, as a reply to the received query, first condition information including information of a condition triggering performance of an initial communication in order to switch to the specific communication mode, wherein the first condition information includes, as the information of the condition, information about a trigger event detected by the client apparatus; and switching to the specific communication mode by performing the initial communication with the client apparatus according to the first condition information, and transmitting, in the specific communication mode, an instruction to the client apparatus in the specific communication mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A system having a client apparatus and a server apparatus that communicates with said client apparatus via the Internet, wherein the server apparatus comprises:
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a memory, and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to control; a first communication unit configured to support a network communication in HTTP; a second communication configured to support a network communication in a specific communication mode in which instruction from the server apparatus is possible without a request from the client apparatus, wherein the specific communication mode is a protocol different from the HTTP; a receiving unit configured to receive a query from the client apparatus via the first communication unit; a transmitting unit configured to transmit, via the first communication unit, as a reply to the received query, first condition information including information of a condition triggering performance of an initial communication in order to switch to the specific communication mode, wherein the first condition information includes, as the information of the condition, information about a trigger event detected by the client apparatus; and an instructing unit configured to switch to the specific communication mode by performing the initial communication with the client apparatus according to the first condition information, and configured to transmit, via the second communication unit, instruction to the client apparatus in the specific communication mode even if there is no request from the client apparatus, and wherein the client apparatus comprises; a receiving unit configured to receive from the server apparatus the first condition information and a control unit configured to initiate the initial communication with the server apparatus according to the first condition information received by said receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A control method for a system having a client apparatus and a server apparatus that communicates with the client apparatus via the Internet,
wherein the server apparatus executes steps of: -
supporting a network communication in HTTP; supporting a network communication in a specific communication mode in which instruction from the server apparatus is possible without a request from the client apparatus is possible without a request from the client apparatus, wherein the specific communication mode is a protocol different from the HTTP; receiving a query from the client apparatus in the HTTP; transmitting, via the network communication in the HTTP, as a reply to the received query, first condition information including information of a condition triggering performance of an initial communication in order to switch to the specific communication mode, wherein the first condition information includes, as the information of the condition, information about a trigger event detected by the client apparatus; and switching to the specific communication mode by performing the initial communication with the client apparatus according to the first condition information, and transmitting, in the second communication mode, an instruction to the client apparatus in the specific communication mode even if there is no request from the client apparatus, and wherein the client apparatus executes steps of; receiving from the server apparatus the first condition information; and initiating the initial communication with the server apparatus according to the received first condition information.
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