JP2003122710A5

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Info

Publication number: JP2003122710A5
Application number: JP2001312790A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2001-10-10
Publication date: 2005-06-23

Claims

In a network system that performs processing according to the attributes of each terminal,
A terminal having a memory unit with a built-in device ID and IP address;
Peripheral devices connected to the terminal on a local network;
A manufacturer ID management server having a manufacturer ID database indicating the correspondence between the device ID and the IP address;
An attribute management server having an attribute database indicating the relationship between the device ID and the attribute of each terminal;
A processing server that performs processing corresponding to the attribute and provides a service;
A network for transmitting the device ID, the IP address, the attribute, and the service;
A network system comprising:

In the processing server that provides services according to the attributes of each terminal,
  Send / receive service request data and service data to / from the terminal where the service is provided,
  A data transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving attribute search request data and attribute data between the manufacturer ID management server and the attribute management server;
  A received data storage unit for storing the received service request data and the attribute data in a built-in memory;
  The maker ID management server is requested to retrieve the address of the attribute management server, the attribute management server is requested to retrieve the attribute data based on the retrieved address, and the service corresponding to the retrieved attribute data A request processing unit that provides
  A processing server comprising:

In the information management server that provides device information to the processing server,
  A data transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving request information and information to / from the processing server;
  A data storage unit for storing the received request information and the information in a built-in memory with the processing server;
  A request processing unit that provides the searched information to the processing server;
  An information management server comprising:

4. The information management server according to claim 3, wherein the information management server is a manufacturer ID management server that transmits and receives the request information as address information request data of the attribute management server and the information as address information data.

4. The information management server according to claim 3, wherein the information management server is an attribute management server that transmits and receives the request information as attribute search request data and the information as attribute data.

In the service providing method that performs processing according to the attributes of each terminal,
  The device ID and the IP address are stored in a memory unit built in the terminal to which the service is provided,
  The correspondence between the device ID and the IP address is stored in a manufacturer ID database for centralized management,
  Store the relationship between the device ID and the terminal attribute in an attribute database for centralized management,
  A process corresponding to the attribute is performed by a device that provides the service,
  Providing the service to the terminal;
  Transmitting the device ID, the IP address, the attribute, and the service to the terminal via a network;
  A service providing method, wherein the service is automatically processed by the terminal.

7. The service providing method according to claim 6, wherein the correspondence relationship between the device ID and the IP address is obtained by searching a manufacturer ID database by a device that provides the service.

The service providing method according to claim 6, wherein the relationship between the device ID and the attribute of the terminal is acquired by searching an attribute database by an apparatus that provides the service.

7. The service providing method according to claim 6, wherein the maker ID database fulfills its function when the attribute database is uniquely determined globally.

The service providing method according to claim 6, wherein the service is a service that distributes content corresponding to the attribute.

The service providing method according to claim 6, wherein the service is a service that allocates distributed processing corresponding to the attribute.