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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2010
Applicant:
Tomoyuki Hansaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoyuki Hansaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An information processing apparatus which stores identification information (MAC address) for detection confirmation of a target network device in advance and executes detection of the target network device by comparing the stored identification information and identification information acquired from the network device on a network repeats executing a request by unicast to a part of addresses in a range of addresses to be detection target and then executing a request by broadcast or multicast until the target network device can be detected.