US 12,463,869 B2
Relay device inserting apparatus position information in packet
Moe Yoshida, Osaka (JP); Toshimasa Takaki, Osaka (JP); and Naoki Ochi, Osaka (JP)
Assigned to PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/390,501.
Application 18/390,501 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2022/018127, filed on Apr. 19, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-111217 (JP), filed on Jul. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129191 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 41/085 (2022.01); H04L 61/103 (2022.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/085 (2013.01) [H04L 61/103 (2013.01); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A position information relay device interposed between a network device and an apparatus, the position information relay device comprising:
a processor configured to implement:
a recognizer that recognizes position information of the apparatus; and
a relay that: receives a communication packet transmitted by the apparatus to the network device; includes the position information in the communication packet received and transmits the communication packet including the position information to the network device,
wherein the relay:
identifies a command of a network protocol in which the communication packet received is used,
determines whether the command of the network protocol identified is a predetermined command, and
includes the position information in a predetermined field included in the communication packet when determining that the command of the network protocol identified is the predetermined command.