Communication device

US9106534B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9106534-B2
Application numberUS-201113175180-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 1, 2011
Priority dateJul 30, 2010
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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A communication device includes a receiving unit, a first determining unit, and a sending unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive, from a terminal device, a plurality of input values corresponding to a plurality of setting items. The first determining unit, when the plurality of setting items includes a plurality of related items that are related to each other, is configured to determine whether input values, among the plurality of input values, corresponding to the plurality of related items are compatible. The sending unit is configured to send error data indicating an error screen toward the terminal device when the input values corresponding to the plurality of related items are incompatible, the error screen showing that at least one input value among the plurality of input values has an error.

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What is claimed is: 1. A communication device comprising a processor comprising hardware, the processor configured to: receive, from a terminal device, a plurality of input values corresponding to a plurality of setting items, the plurality of setting items including a plurality of related setting items that are related to each other and concern network settings; determine whether each individual input value among the plurality of input values has an error; determine whether t…

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What does patent US9106534B2 cover?
A communication device includes a receiving unit, a first determining unit, and a sending unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive, from a terminal device, a plurality of input values corresponding to a plurality of setting items. The first determining unit, when the plurality of setting items includes a plurality of related items that are related to each other, is configured to determ…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Matsuda Munehisa, Brother Ind Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L41/0869. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).