Patent ID: 8612634
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A terminal apparatus comprising: an interface unit directly connected to an external apparatus through a communication interface including a data channel, the external apparatus operating as a first host controller that accesses a universal serial bus (USB) apparatus directly connected to the external apparatus by executing a first driver program that operates according to a communication class interface of the USB apparatus; a communication unit that transmits data to the external apparatus through the interface unit; a storage unit that stores USB apparatus information received from the external apparatus to access the USB apparatus; and a controller that controls the communication unit to transmit to the external apparatus a request to access the USB apparatus that terminates the first driver program, executes a second driver program that operates according to the communication class interface of the USB apparatus corresponding to the stored USB apparatus information to operate the terminal apparatus as a second host controller to access the USB apparatus, and accesses the USB apparatus as the second host controller through the data channel via the external apparatus.