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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2005
Applicants:
Hideki Morozumi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kenji Sakuda, Nagano-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Oshima, Nagano-ken, JP;
Tsutomu Motegi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hideki Morozumi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Kenji Sakuda, Nagano-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Oshima, Nagano-ken, JP;
Tsutomu Motegi, Nagano-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When the network protocol controllerof the network devicereceives a message sent from a client, it interprets the message header in accordance with network plug-and-play protocol without interpreting the content of the message body; and sends the message body to the device controllerin accordance with another communication protocol. The device controllerinterprets the content of the message body and causes the service devicesto execute service.