Communication system and communication apparatus and control method thereof

US8935708B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935708-B2
Application numberUS-84868107-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 31, 2007
Priority dateSep 1, 2006
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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A client device issues an event notification request to a service-providing apparatus, and notifies the service-providing apparatus whether an event processing unit which processes the event for which the notification request has been issued is active. Upon detecting the occurrence of an event, the service-providing apparatus searches for client devices whose notification requests for the event have been registered, and notifies the occurrence of the event to a client device in which an event processing unit which can process the event is active.

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What is claimed is: 1. A communication system comprising a client apparatus and a service-providing apparatus, the service-providing apparatus configured to notify an occurrence of an event to the client apparatus and provide a service, and the client apparatus configured to execute event processing for processing the event notified by the service-providing apparatus, wherein the client apparatus comprises: a hardware storage unit configured to store a first program; and a proc…

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What does patent US8935708B2 cover?
A client device issues an event notification request to a service-providing apparatus, and notifies the service-providing apparatus whether an event processing unit which processes the event for which the notification request has been issued is active. Upon detecting the occurrence of an event, the service-providing apparatus searches for client devices whose notification requests for the event…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nishio Masahiro, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L41/0677. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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