Patent ID: 8966244
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. An embedded apparatus that is configured to be connected to a client device via a network, the embedded apparatus comprising a processing unit that is configured through one or more programs of instructions to include: a processing part that performs a predetermined process by a remote operation from the client device, and a monitoring part that monitors a connection request from the client device for connection to the processing part, the connection request being forwarded via a first port that is a connection interface for an unencrypted communication with the processing part or via a second port that is a connection interface for an encrypted communication with the processing part; and an encrypted communication part that performs an encrypted communication with the client device, when the connection request encrypted with either one of the first port and the second port specified as a forwarding destination port is received, decrypts the connection request, and transfers the decrypted connection request to the monitoring part via the forwarding destination port, wherein in a case that the connection request is received from the client device via the first port, the monitoring part does not forward the connection request to the processing part, and in a case that the connection request is received via the second port, the monitoring part forwards the connection request to the processing part, and when the connection request is transferred, the processing part performs the predetermined process by an encrypted communication with the client device via the second port and the encrypted communication part, and wherein the encrypted communication part determines the forwarding destination port specified in the connection request from the client device, and when the first port is specified as the forwarding destination port, changes the forwarding destination port to the second port and transfers the connection request to the monitoring part via the second port.