公开(公告)号：US20150172493A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-18

申请号：US14567811

申请日：2014-12-11

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Masami YAMADA ,  Shuji YONEDA ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Akihiro Torigoshi ,  Yasutaka ITO

IPC: H04N1/00

CPC classification number: H04N1/00891 ,  G06F1/3209 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  H04L12/2858 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04N1/00095 ,  H04N1/00244 ,  H04N2201/0015 ,  H04N2201/0039 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A communication system includes a plurality of devices, a plurality of communication relay apparatuses, and a management server. If the management server that has received from a cloud server a request to access a specific device has no communication session with a specific communication relay apparatus that has control over the specific device, the management server transmits a tunnel connection request to a substitute apparatus (another communication relay apparatus different from the specific communication relay apparatus) via a communication session between the substitute apparatus and the management server. The substitute apparatus transfers the tunnel connection request to the specific communication relay apparatus and causes the specific communication relay apparatus to return from a power saving mode. The specific communication relay apparatus then establishes tunnel communication with the cloud server on the basis of the tunnel connection request to relay communication between the cloud server and the specific device.

Abstract translation: 通信系统包括多个设备，多个通信中继设备和管理服务器。 如果从云服务器接收到访问特定设备的请求的管理服务器与具有对特定设备的控制的特定通信中继设备没有通信会话，则管理服务器向替代设备（另一个）发送隧道连接请求 与特定通信中继装置不同的通信中继装置）经由替代装置与管理服务器之间的通信会话。 替代装置将隧道连接请求传送到特定通信中继装置，并使特定通信中继装置从省电模式返回。 特定通信中继装置随后根据隧道连接请求与云服务器建立隧道通信，以中继云服务器与特定设备之间的通信。

公开(公告)号：US20150244674A1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-27

申请号：US14614921

申请日：2015-02-05

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Noriaki ASAMOTO ,  Masami YAMADA ,  Shuji YONEDA ,  Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Akihiro TORIGOSHI ,  Yasutaka ITO

IPC: H04L29/06

Abstract: A management server disposed outside a firewall and supporting connection of communications between a control target device disposed inside the firewall and a cloud server disposed outside the firewall, includes a server-side session establishing portion to, based on a request from a relay device disposed inside the firewall, establish a session with the relay device, a device information acquiring portion to acquire device information about the control target device from the relay device via the established session, and an update determining portion to, in response to reception of a request of connecting to the control target device from the cloud server, determine whether to update the device information. The device information acquiring portion includes an upon-session-establishment acquiring portion to acquire the device information when a session with the relay device is established, and an upon-session-request acquiring portion to acquire the device information after updating the device information is determined.

Abstract translation: 配置在防火墙外部并且配置在防火墙内部的控制对象装置和设置在防火墙外部的云服务器之间的通信连接的管理服务器包括：服务器侧会话建立部，根据设置在防火墙内的中继装置的请求， 所述防火墙与所述中继设备建立会话，设备信息获取部分，经由所建立的会话从所述中继设备获取关于所述控制对象设备的设备信息，以及更新确定部分，响应于接收到连接请求 从云服务器到控制目标设备，确定是否更新设备信息。 设备信息获取部分包括会话建立获取部分，用于在建立与中继设备的会话时获取设备信息，并且确定在更新设备信息之后获取设备信息的会话请求获取部分 。

公开(公告)号：US20150153980A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-04

申请号：US14554139

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: Konica Minolta; Inc.

Inventor： Yasutaka ITO ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Noriaki ASAMOTO ,  Masami YAMADA ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Shuji YONEDA ,  Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Akihiro TORIGOSHI

IPC: G06F3/12 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/1236 ,  G06F3/1222 ,  G06F3/1286 ,  G06F3/1287 ,  H04L63/0281

Abstract: A relay device includes a first session establishing portion to establish a first communication session with a cloud server located outside a firewall, a second session establishing portion to establish a second communication session with a control target device located inside the firewall, a device information acquiring portion to acquire device information about the control target device, and a relay portion to relay a communication between the cloud server and the control target device. The relay portion includes an executability determining portion to determine whether the control target device can execute a process specified by a control command received from the cloud server, a suspending portion to suspend an output of the control command when the determination result is non-executable, and a proxy transmission portion operable, when the determination result becomes executable after the control command was put on hold, to transmit the control command to the control target device.

Abstract translation: 中继设备包括：第一会话建立部分，用于与位于防火墙外部的云服务器建立第一通信会话;第二会话建立部分，用于与位于防火墙内的控制目标设备建立第二通信会话;设备信息获取部分 获取关于控制目标设备的设备信息，以及中继部分，用于中继云服务器与控制对象设备之间的通信。 所述中继部包括：执行决定部，其判定所述控制对象装置是否能够执行从所述云服务器接收到的控制指令所指定的处理，所述暂停部在所述判定结果不可执行时暂停所述控制命令的输出; 以及代理发送部，其能够在所述控制命令被置于保持之后确定结果变得可执行时将所述控制命令发送到所述控制对象装置。

公开(公告)号：US20150101039A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-09

申请号：US14508215

申请日：2014-10-07

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Akihiro TORIGOSHI ,  Kazumi SAWAYANAGI ,  Noriaki ASAMOTO ,  Masami YAMADA ,  Shuji YONEDA ,  Hisashi UCHIDA ,  Kazuya ANEZAKI ,  Yasutaka ITO

IPC: G06F21/44 ,  G06F13/10

CPC classification number: G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/608 ,  G06T1/0007 ,  H04L63/101

Abstract: An MFP sets an access condition for an external device with respect to a cloud box. The access condition is transmitted from the MFP to a relay device, and is registered in a memory of the relay device. When the relay device receives an access request made by the external device with respect to the MFP serving as an internal device, the relay device determines whether to permit or deny access to the MFP by comparing the access request with the access condition. When the access is permitted, the access request is transferred from the relay device to the MFP, whereas when the access is denied, the relay device notifies the external device of it.

Abstract translation: MFP设置相对于云盒的外部设备的访问条件。 访问条件从MFP发送到中继设备，并且被登记在中继设备的存储器中。 当中继装置接收到相对于用作内部装置的MFP由外部设备进行的访问请求时，中继装置通过将访问请求与访问条件进行比较来确定是否允许或拒绝对MFP的访问。 当允许访问时，访问请求从中继设备传输到MFP，而当访问被拒绝时，中继设备通知外部设备。