INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE DRIVE APPARATUS, INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE DRIVE METHOD AND IP-ENABLED INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE DRIVE SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive device which is directly connected to an IP network and is capable of controlling an input/output device other than a USB device from a host computer through the IP network.;SOLUTION: The input/output device drive apparatus comprises: a network I/F; a communication control driver for transmitting/receiving an IP packet to/from a host computer through a network; a tunneling driver for encapsulating USB device application data into an IP packet or decapsulating an IP packet to USB device application data; an application data conversion unit for extracting application data from USB device application data or generating USB device application data from application data; and an input/output device driver for inputting/outputting application data from/to an input/output device. The apparatus is connected to the host computer through the network.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT