Communication device, control method, program product and communication system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9917733
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14229220

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A communication device that communicates with a plurality of different target devices compliant with different specifications of data communication. The communication device receives request data to control operations of the plurality of different target devices; identifies a specific target device for which operation is to be controlled among the plurality of different target devices; identifies command content to be performed by the specific target device according to the received request data; identifies a specification of data communication employed by the specific target device; identifies an operation command corresponding to the identified command content based on the identified specification of data communication employed by the specific target device; and sends the operation command to the specific target device.

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BUFFALO INCAKAMON-DORI BLDG 30-20 OHSU 3-CHOME NAKA-KU NAGOYA-SHI AICHI 460-8315

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Chiba, Hayato Nagoya, JP 4 10

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