Patent ID: 9191430
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A proxy device comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of outputting devices and a plurality of instruction devices; and a processor functioning as: an acquiring unit acquiring at least one of outputting-device-identification data and instruction-device-identification data from a storing unit, the outputting-device-identification data identifying a particular outputting device from among the plurality of outputting devices, the instruction-device-identification data identifying a particular instruction device from among the plurality of instruction devices, the storing unit storing the outputting-device-identification data associated with the instruction-device-identification data; a first receiving unit receiving, via the communication unit, instruction-device-identification data and instruction data; a first determining unit determining whether the acquired outputting-device-identification data is associated with the received instruction-device-identification data; a first transmitting unit transmitting, via the communication unit, the received instruction data to the particular outputting device in response to determining that the particular outputting device identified by the acquired outputting-device-identification data is associated with the received instruction-device-identification data in the storing unit, the instruction data instructing the determined outputting device to output an image; a second receiving unit receiving, via the communication unit, response data from the particular outputting device in response to the instruction data transmitted by the first transmitting unit; a second transmitting unit transmitting, via the communication unit, the received response data to the instruction device from which the received instruction data is transmitted; a third receiving unit receiving, via the communication unit, specific data that is transmitted from the instruction device in response to the response data transmitted to the instruction device by the second transmitting unit, the specific data being one of output data based on which the outputting device outputs an image and location data indicating a location in which the output data is stored; and a third transmitting unit transmitting the received specific data to the particular outputting device.