Securing a connection from a device to a server

Abstract

This invention is directed to a communication processing apparatus that secures a safe connection from a non-IP-connection device to an IP-connection cloud (server). This communication processing apparatus includes a first connection unit that connects devices, a second connection unit that connects to servers, a switching unit that switches connections of the devices and the servers between the first connection unit and the second connection unit, a determiner that determines whether connection of a device to the first connection unit is permitted or unpermitted, and a connection controller that controls the switching unit in accordance with a determination result from the determiner.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A communication apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory,   wherein the processor is connected to a non-IP device by a non-IP connection and to a server by an IP connection;   the processor executes an application to connect the non-IP device to the server;   the memory stores an association among the non-IP device, the application and the server; and   the processor controls the application to connect the non-IP device to the server based on the stored association.   
     
     
         17 . The communication apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the memory stores connection availability information indicating whether or not the non-IP device is permitted to connect to the processor, and an association between the application and the server to which the application connects. 
     
     
         18 . The communication apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the processor sets or selects the non-IP device in the memory based on an input of an operator. 
     
     
         19 . The communication apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the processor sets or selects the application in the memory based on an input of an operator. 
     
     
         20 . The communication apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the processor sets or selects the server in the memory based on an input of an operator. 
     
     
         21 . The communication apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the Memory further stores a port number to be connected to the server, and
 the processor sets or selects the port number in the memory based on an input of an operator.   
     
     
         22 . The communication apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the application includes a protocol of the IP connection, and
 the processor sets or selects the protocol in the memory based on an input of an operator.   
     
     
         23 . A method of controlling a communication apparatus comprising:
 connecting to a non-IP device by a non-IP connection, and a server by an IP connection; and   executing an application for connecting the non-IP device to the server using an association among the non-IP device, the application and the server stored in a memory to connect the non-IP device to the server.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the memory stores connection availability information indicating whether or not the non-IP device is permitted to connect to the processor, and an association between the application and the server to which the application connects. 
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 23 , further comprising setting or selecting the non-IP device in the memory based on an input of an operator. 
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 23 , further comprising setting or selecting the application in the memory based on an input of an operator. 
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 23 , further comprising setting or selecting the server in the memory based on an input of an operator. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 23 , wherein the memory further stores a port number to be connected to the server, and
 further comprising setting or selecting the port number in the memory based on an input of an operator.   
     
     
         29 . The communication apparatus according to claim  1 , wherein the application includes a protocol of the IP connection, and
 further comprising setting or selecting the protocol in the memory based on an input of an operator.   
     
     
         30 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a processor to execute a method of controlling a communication apparatus, the method comprising:
 connecting to a non-IP device by a non-IP connection, and a server by an IP connection; and   executing an application for connecting the non-IP device to the server using an association among the non-IP device, the application and the server stored in a memory to connect the non-IP device to the server.   
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 30 , wherein the memory stores connection availability information indicating whether or not the non-IP device is permitted to connect to the processor, and an association between the application and the server to which the application connects.