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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Akihito Uno, Iwakura, JP;
Satoko Ando, Chita, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A communication device includes a method storage and a controller. The method storage stores method information indicating access control methods usable by the communication device. The indicated access control methods include a configured control method that is currently set to be used by the communication device, and a candidate control method that is a candidate for the configured control method. The controller sends a request for server method information indicating one or more server control methods supported by a first server, to the first server. The controller receives a response including the server method information from the first server via the communication interface. The controller outputs first output information to prompt a user to change the configured control method to the candidate control method, in a case where a change condition is satisfied that includes a condition that the one or more server control methods include the candidate control method.