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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 28, 2019
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Ryoya Tsuji, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A communication device may receive a target IP address from a target device by using a first communication scheme; after the target IP address which is a global IP address has been received from the target device, send a first signal including the target IP address as a destination IP address via the Internet by using a second communication scheme; determine whether a second signal is received via the Internet by using the second communication scheme in response to sending the first signal, the second signal including the target IP address as a source IP address; and in a case where it is determined that the second signal is received, execute a security process related to security of the target device.