Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080208845 | Network System And Communication Device - A network system includes a first communication device, a second communication device and a keyword database. The first communication device includes a first input device and a first search device. The first input device allows a user to input a keyword. The first search device is capable of carrying out a first search process that includes sending the keyword input to the first input device to a search engine and receiving a search result. The keyword database stores the keyword used for the first search process. The second communication device is composed separately from the first communication device. The second communication device includes a keyword acquisition device and a second search device. The keyword acquisition device is capable of acquiring the keyword from the keyword database. The second search device is capable of carrying out a second search process that includes sending the keyword acquired by the keyword acquisition device to a search engine and receiving a search result. | 08-28-2008 |
20080239386 | Network apparatus to be connected with a network - A network apparatus comprises an address storing device, a keyword storing device, an error sensing device, an access device, a search device, and an output device. The address storing device stores an address of a web page on the network. The keyword storing device stores a keyword related to the network apparatus. The error sensing device senses error occurrence in the network apparatus. The access device tries to access the address when the error sensing device senses error occurrence. The search device sends the keyword to a search engine on the network and receives a result of the search when the access device fails to access the address. The output device outputs the result of the search. | 10-02-2008 |
20080240386 | Network System And Communication Device - A network system may include a first communication device, a second communication device composed separately from the first communication device and an address database. The first communication device may include a first access device. The first access device may be capable of accessing a network address. The address database may store the network address accessed by the first access device. The second communication device may include a telephone device, an address acquisition device and a second access device. The address acquisition device may acquire the network address from the address database in a case where the telephone device receives an incoming call. The second access device may be capable of accessing the network address acquired by the address acquisition device. | 10-02-2008 |
20090006656 | NETWORK APPARATUS - The present invention provides a network apparatus capable of requiring a reservation for an access right to a peripheral device that is not yet connected to the network apparatus from one of the terminals on a network. A server (network apparatus) may receive a reservation command and a sender ID from one of the terminals on the network that requests to reserve an access right for a peripheral device that is not yet connected to the server. In a case where a new connection of a peripheral device is detected, the server allows the terminal identified by the sender ID that accompanied the reservation command to access the peripheral device. While the reservation is established, access to the detected peripheral device from senders other than the identified terminal is rejected. | 01-01-2009 |
20090168101 | DATA PROVIDING SYSTEM AND DATA PROVIDING APPARATUS - A data providing system is provided with a data providing apparatus, a data utilizing apparatus configured to be connected with the data providing apparatus in a communicable manner, and a communication apparatus configured to be connected with the data providing apparatus in a communicable manner. The data utilizing apparatus is configured to send an identification information-sending request to the data providing apparatus, output identification information sent from the data providing apparatus, send the identification information to the data providing apparatus, and utilize data sent from the data providing apparatus. The communication apparatus is configured to allow a user to input the identification information and to designate data specifying information, and send the input identification information and the designated data specifying information to the data providing apparatus. The data providing apparatus is configured to send the identification information to the data utilizing apparatus in accordance with the identification information-sending request sent from the data utilizing apparatus, store the sent identification information, store an association of the identification information and the data specifying information sent from the communication apparatus on a condition that the identification information sent from the communication apparatus has been stored, and send data to the data utilizing apparatus. The data is specified by the data specifying information associated with the identification information sent from the data utilizing apparatus. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172175 | Data Providing System and Data Providing Apparatus - A data providing system is provided with a data providing apparatus, a data utilizing apparatus configured to be connected with the data providing apparatus in a communicable manner, and a communication apparatus configured to be connected with the data providing apparatus in a communicable manner. The data utilizing apparatus sends an identification information-sending request to the data providing apparatus, outputs identification information sent from the data providing apparatus, sends the identification information to the data providing apparatus, and utilizes data sent from the data providing apparatus. The communication apparatus allows a user to input the identification information, sends the input identification information, and allows the user to disconnect a communication session with the data providing apparatus. The data providing apparatus sends the identification information to the data utilizing apparatus in accordance with the identification information-sending request sent from the data utilizing apparatus, stores the sent identification information, and sends data to the data utilizing apparatus on a condition that the identification information sent from the communication apparatus is being stored, and that the identification information sent from the data utilizing apparatus is received during a communication session with the communication apparatus. | 07-02-2009 |
20090220061 | Telephone Device - A telephone device may be provided with a status storage device, a call request receiving device, a selectable information sending device, a selected result information receiving device, a first notice instruction sending device, a receiver device specifying device, and a second notice instruction sending device. The status storage device may be configured to store a status of each of a plurality of receiver devices. The call request receiving device may be configured to receive a call request. The selectable information sending device may be configured to send selectable information for selecting one type of call request from among a plurality of types of call requests to a source of the call request. The selected result information receiving device may be configured to receive selected result information sent from the source. The first notice instruction sending device may be configured to send a call request notice instruction to all of the plurality of receiver devices when the selected result information is a first type of call request. The receiver device specifying device may be configured to specify a receiver device having an idle status based on the stored contents of the status storage device when the selected result information is a second type of call request. The second notice instruction sending device may be configured to send the call request notice instruction to the receiver device specified by the receiver device specifying device. | 09-03-2009 |
20100250923 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus includes: a first storage unit configured to store a plurality of addresses of a plurality of first communication apparatuses; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a self-public key; a specifying unit configured to specify an address of at least one of the plurality of first communication apparatuses stored in the first storage unit when the self-public key is acquired; and a first public key sending unit configured to send the self-public key to the address of the at least one of the plurality of first communication apparatuses specified by the specifying unit. | 09-30-2010 |
20110071998 | NETWORK SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A network system includes a first communication device, a second communication device and a keyword database. The first communication device includes a first input device and a first search device. The first input device allows a user to input a keyword. The first search device is capable of carrying out a first search process that includes sending the keyword input to the first input device to a search engine and receiving a search result. The keyword database stores the keyword used for the first search process. The second communication device is composed separately from the first communication device. The second communication device includes a keyword acquisition device and a second search device. The keyword acquisition device is capable of acquiring the keyword from the keyword database. The second search device is capable of carrying out a second search process that includes sending the keyword acquired by the keyword acquisition device to a search engine and receiving a search result. | 03-24-2011 |
20110078261 | MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE - A multi-function device may be configured to receive a first electronic mail including a first attached file, analyze the first electronic mail, supply an image described by the first attached file to a print performing unit in a case where the multi-function device analyzes that the first electronic mail includes first command information including a first sort of a command and first designation information designating the first attached file, and send the first attached file to an other device in a case where the multi-function device analyzes that the first electronic mail includes second command information including a second sort of a command different from the first sort of the command and the first designation information. | 03-31-2011 |
20110205152 | LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION - In response to a positional relationship (distance, or a combination of distance and angle) between an information output unit and a user who uses information displayed in the display unit, a control unit changes the amount of information to be displayed in the display unit based on an information level, the number of pieces of information, a scrolling speed or a cycle. In some aspects, the control unit controls the information output unit to increase the amount of information to be output when the user is close to the display unit. | 08-25-2011 |
20120092728 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SERVER - An image processing device is configured to provide a service relating to at least one of (1) the image data generated by the function of the image processing device and (2) image data representing the image to be formed, in response to a request from the image processing device. The image processing device may include a parameter designating unit, a service request unit, and a function implementation unit that is adapted to implement the function of the image processing device based on the service providing parameter designated by the parameter designating unit. The service providing device is provided with a service provision executing unit that is adapted to execute a process to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving the request from the service request unit provided to the image processing device. | 04-19-2012 |
20140006532 | MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140115133 | System, Terminal Device, Computer Readable Medium and Method - A service registration system includes a server that provides a service through a network, a peripheral device capable of communicating with the server and using the service, and a terminal device capable of communicating with the server and the peripheral device. When the terminal device receives the registration requesting information representing information related to registration necessary for using the service from a user, the terminal device transmits registration requesting information to the server. When the server receives the registration requesting information from the terminal device, the server transmits service information necessary for using the service. Further, the terminal device can transmit the service information to the peripheral device when it receives the service information from the server. Further, when the peripheral device receives the service information from the terminal device, the peripheral device stores the received service information and operates in a mode where the service is usable. | 04-24-2014 |