Network management device, mobile terminal, communication method using same
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Abstract
A network server 110 for managing a terminal connected to a local IP network 111 comprises: a signaling control section 109 for receiving a registration request, sent from a mobile device 120 which has just been connected to the local IP network 111, requesting registration as a terminal connected to the network; an equipment information management section 107 for obtaining, as equipment information, information about pieces of equipment 112 to 117 connected to the local IP network 111; and a signaling control section 109 for sending to the mobile device 120 a response to the registration request, the response including equipment information obtained by the equipment information management section 107. A network server capable of using equipment in a network with ease can thus be provided.
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46 Claims
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24. A network management device for use with mobile devices, a network, and equipment connected to the network, the network management device comprising:
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a registration request receiving section operable to receive a registration request, sent from a mobile device, which has just been connected to the network, requesting registration as a terminal connected to the network;
an obtaining section operable to obtain, as equipment information, information about equipment connected to the network; and
a registration response sending section operable to send to the mobile device a response to said registration request, said response including equipment information obtained by said obtaining section. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile device for use with a network management device, a network, and equipment connected to the network comprising:
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a registration request sending section operable to send to the network management device, which manages a terminal connected to a network a registration request requesting registration as a terminal connected to the network;
a registration response receiving section operable to receive a response to said registration request, said response sent from the network management device, said response including equipment information on available equipment; and
a storage section operable to store equipment information on available equipment included in said registration response. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A communication method carried out by a network management device which manages, as equipment information, information about equipment connected to a network and also manages a terminal which has just been connected to the network and by a mobile device which has just been connected to the network, the communication method comprising:
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sending a registration request from the mobile device to the network management device requesting registration as a terminal connected to the network;
obtaining equipment information about equipment connected to the network in response to a registration request received by the network management device;
sending from the network management device to the mobile device a response to said registration request, said response including obtained equipment information; and
storing in the mobile device equipment information included in a registration response received by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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Specification