Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-08
2008-04-08
Wiley, David (Department: 2143)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
C709S217000, C709S218000, C709S219000, C709S227000, C709S228000, C709S229000, C709S239000, C709S223000, C709S240000, C715S700000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07356582
ABSTRACT:
An electronic apparatus allows communication devices to be connected thereto, and has a plug-and-play function of automatically setting a communication device to be connected. A communication monitoring module monitors the communication statuses of the communication devices connected to the electronic apparatus. A registry stores information indicative of the priorities in use of the communication devices connected to the electronic apparatus. A switching module uses a plug-and-play function to switches the communication devices such that one communication device is used exclusively, on the basis of the communication statuses of the communication devices obtained from the communication monitoring module and the information stored in the registry.
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Boutah Alina
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Wiley David
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