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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2002
Sanae Kamakura, Kawasaki, JP;
Sawao Iwatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Sanae Kamakura, Kawasaki, JP;
Sawao Iwatani, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention, an input/output controller connected between an interface connection port of an information processing apparatus and a network device so as to connect the information processing apparatus and a network includes an identification number obtaining part obtaining an identification number unique to the network device, a port number obtaining part obtaining a port number from the interface connection port of the information processing apparatus, and an identification information generation part generating identification information on the network from the identification number and the port number.