Granted Patent B2

US 12,255,767 · App. 18/352,629 · Granted Mar 18, 2025

Inventor: Hirohiko Hamada (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

H04L41/04H04L41/082

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A network system including a device management system providing a first service and a second service which relate to a network device, and the network device having a first function of transmitting data to be used for the first service to the device management system:

wherein the network device comprises one or more memories storing instructions and one or more processors capable of executing the instructions causing the network device to:

update the first function, wherein a new communication scheme is added to the updated first function to transmit a first request for receiving a registration code for the network device;

in response to the first function having been updated, start to transmit the first request to the device management system by using the new communication scheme of the updated first function; and

wherein the device management system transmits, as a response to the first request, the registration code to the network device in a case where management information of the network device indicates that a license for the second service has been issued to the network device,

wherein the instructions further cause the network device to:

in response to the registration code having been received from the device management system, transmit information for device authentication of the network device to the device management system;

receive an authorization token using for a verification of the network device as a communication source from the device management system;

start transmission of data to be used for the second service to the device management system by using a second function of the network device and the authorization token, and

in a case where the registration code is not received from the device management system, continue to transmit the first request to the device management system by using the new communication scheme.

2. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein the updated first function starts a transmission process for transmitting the first request to the device management system a plurality of times.

3. The network system according to claim 2 ,

wherein, based on the second function having started transmission of the data to be used for the second service to the device management system, the device management system transmits a response indicating that the transmission of the data has been started, and

wherein, in the network device, the transmission process by the updated first function is stopped in response to receiving the response indicating that the transmission of the data has been started.

4. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein the first request is transmitted for the network device to automatically start use of the second service.

5. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein the device management system, based on a request for grant of a license for the second service, updates the management information of the network device so that the management information indicates that the license for the second service has been issued to the network device.

6. The network system according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the registration code is not received from the device management system, continue to transmit the first request without transmission of the information for the device authentication of the network device to the device management system.

7. A method for a network system including a device management system providing a first service and a second service which relate to a network device, and the network device having a first function of transmitting data to be used for the first service to the device management system:

updating the first function, wherein a new communication scheme is added to the updated first function to transmit a first request for receiving a registration code for the network device;

in response to the first function having being updated, start to transmit the first request to the device management system by using the new communication scheme of the updated first function of the network device; and

wherein the device management system transmits, as a response to the first request, the registration code to the network device in a case where management information of the network device indicates that a license for the second service has been issued to the network device,

wherein the instructions further cause the network device to:

in response to the registration code having been received from the device management system, transmit information for device authentication of the network device to the device management system;

receiving an authorization token using for a verification of the network device as a communication source from the device management system;

starting transmission of data to be used for the second service to the device management system by using a second function of the network device, and the authorization token, and

in a case where the registration code is not received from the device management system, continue to transmit the first request to the device management system by using the new communication scheme.

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