Method and device for communications which use a plurality of hosts

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8605307
APP PUB NO 20090225753A1
SERIAL NO

12389539

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A communication device that communicates as a device with a plurality of hosts by using a communication interface that is designed to be used for a point-to-multipoint network on which a single host is connected to a plurality of devices, includes a control unit that controls to cause a disconnecting unit to disconnect the communication device from a destination host that is among the hosts capable of establishing a communication path with the communication device and is connected to the communication device using host identification information and device control information stored in a storage unit, and cause a connecting unit to connect the communication device to a next destination host from among the hosts to switch the hosts sequentially.

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  • RICOH COMPANY, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Takano, Tomohide Chiba, JP 5 16

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