1. A connection union for a fluid line containing a fluid duct, whose wall comprises at least one signal conductor for the transmission of electrical andor optical signals, comprising a plug socket for the fluid line, a holding device for holding the fluid line in the mounted state and at least one signal contact for the production of a connection with the at least one signal conductor, wherein the at least one signal contact is able to be slid in the insertion direction of the fluid line and wherein the at least one signal contact is provided with spring means acting toward an insertion opening for the fluid line so that in the case of a longitudinal movement of the fluid line mounted on the connection union, the at least one signal contact remains in connection with the at least one signal conductor.
2. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one signal contact is fixed on a contact carrier which is slidingly mounted on the connection union for movement in the insertion direction of the fluid line.
3. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one signal contact is able to be at least frictionally secured to the fluid line in relation to the at least one signal conductor.
4. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one signal conductor is arranged in a signal conductor passage in the fluid line and in that the at least one signal contact is so designed that it may bite into a section of the signal conductor passage at the end.
5. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, wherein the at least one signal contact is provided with an abutment effective opposite to the insertion direction, on which the at least one signal contact may bear against on insertion of the fluid line into the fluid line.
6. The connection union as set forth in claim 5, wherein the at least one signal contact possesses a point for penetrating into the signal conductor passage.
7. The connection union as set forth in claim 5, wherein the at least one signal contact is so designed that it is held by a clamping action in the signal conductor passage.
8. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a contact seal means effective in the mounted state between the at least one signal contact and the at least one fluid duct.
9. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spring means are biased toward the insertion opening.
10. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spring means are designed in the form of a connection line leading to the at least one signal contact.
11. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, wherein the spring means comprise at least one spring arrangement separate from the at least one signal contact.
12. The connection union as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a guide means provided adjacent to the fluid line socket for the arrangement of the fluid line with a predetermined angular position, such guide means being able to be inserted into the at least one fluid duct and in the course of such insertion to slide along at least one angular position code means arranged in the at least one fluid duct so that the fluid line is able to be brought, prior to making contact between the at least one signal contact and the at least one signal conductor, into a predetermined angular position.
13. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the guide means is so designed that on insertion of the fluid line, the predetermined angular position may be reached even prior to fixation of the fluid line by the holding device.
14. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the guide means is centrally arranged on the fluid line socket.
15. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the guide means is designed to center the fluid line at the fluid line socket.
16. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein an abutment is arranged for the fluid line at the fluid line socket and wherein the guide means projects to the fore of the abutment.
17. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the guide means possesses at least one cam cooperating with the angular position code means.
18. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the angular position code means is arranged on the inner face of the wall of the fluid line.
19. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the angular position code means is constituted by the cross sectional geometry of the fluid duct andor by at least one groove andor by the at least one projection in which the at least one signal conductor is arranged and that the guide means is designed for cooperation with the suitably designed angular position code means.
20. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the guide means comprises at least two lugs adapted to the outline of the fluid duct which in the mounted state rest against the outer face of the fluid duct.
21. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the predetermined angular position is a unique angular position or that the predetermined angular position has at least one second radially symmetrical corresponding angular position.
22. The connection union as set forth in claim 12, wherein the guide means is on the contact carrier.
23. In combination:
a fluid line for a connection union comprising a fluid duct and a wall having at least one signal conductor for the transmission of electrical andor optical signals, wherein the fluid line has an end face provided for the connection with the connection union wherein the end face is flush with the at least one signal conductor or in relation to said end face the at least one signal conductor is retracted; and
a connection union comprising a plug socket for the fluid line, a holding device for holding the fluid line in the mounted state and at least one signal contact for the production of a connection with the at least one signal conductor, wherein the at least one signal contact is able to be slid in the insertion direction of the fluid line and wherein the at least one signal contact is provided with spring means acting toward an insertion opening for the fluid line so that in the case of a longitudinal movement of the fluid line mounted on the connection union, the at least one signal contact remains in connection with the at least one signal conductor.
24. The combination as set forth in claim 23, further comprising at least one fluid duct with at least one angular position code means into which a guide means of the connection union can be inserted, the guide means being able to slide along the at least one angular position code means during such insertion.
25. The combination as set forth in claim 24, wherein the end face is essentially planar.
26. The combination as set forth in claim 23, wherein the fluid line is in the form of a flexible hose line andor a rigid pipe line.
27. The combination as set forth in claim 23, wherein the wall of the fluid line has an external precision finish.
28. The combination as set forth in claim 23, wherein the fluid line connection portion has an even outline without projections and grooves.
29. The combination as set forth in claim 23, wherein the wall is essentially of plastic.
30. The combination as set forth in claim 23, wherein the at least one signal conductor in the wall is able to be compressed in the longitudinal direction of the fluid line owing to at least one signal contact.
31. A fluid power means comprising:
at least one fluid line containing a fluid duct, whose wall comprises at least one signal conductor for the transmission of electrical andor optical signals; and
at least one connection union having a plug socket for the fluid line, a holding device for holding the fluid line in the mounted state and at least one signal contact for the production of a connection with the at least one signal conductor, wherein the at least one signal contact is able to be slid in the insertion direction of the fluid line and wherein the at least one signal contact is provided with spring means acting toward an insertion opening for the fluid line so that in the case of a longitudinal movement of the fluid line mounted on the connection union, the at least one signal contact remains in connection with the at least one signal conductor.
32. The fluid power means as set forth in claim 31, wherein the at least one connection union constitutes an integral component of the fluid power means.
33. A method for mounting a fluid line on a connecting piece, the fluid line including a wall containing a fluid passage, and the wall incorporating at least one signal conductor for the transmission of electric andor optical signals inserted into a plug-in socket of the connecting piece, wherein the plug-in socket incorporates a retaining device for retaining the fluid line in the installed state and at least one signal contact for establishing a connection with the at least one signal conductor, the method comprising the steps of:
inserting the fluid line into the plug-in socket whereby the at least one signal contact penetrates into the end of a section of a signal conductor conduit of the fluid line in which at least one signal conductor is located;
displacing the at least one signal contact in the direction of insertion of the fluid line during said insertion step; and
preloading a spring means against the at least one signal contact and acting in the direction towards an insertion opening for the fluid line during said insertion step, so that the at least one signal contact remains connected to the at least one signal conductor despite longitudinal movement of the fluid line mounted on the connecting piece.
34. The method according to claim 33, wherein a guide device of the connecting piece slides along at least one rotary angle encoder of at least one fluid passage of the fluid line during said insertion step.
35. The method according to claim 33, further comprising the step of cuffing the fluid line as required to obtain an essentially flat end face.
36. The method according to claim 33, wherein the fluid line is designed as a flexible hose andor as a rigid pipeline.
37. The method according to claim 33, wherein the wall of the fluid line is externally calibrated.
38. The method according to claim 33, wherein the fluid line has a homogeneous external contour without any projections and grooves at least in the area designed for connecting the connecting piece.
39. The method according to claim 33, wherein the wall of the fluid line substantially consists of a plastic material.
40. The method according to claim 33, wherein at least one signal conductor is compressible in the wall of the fluid line in the longitudinal direction of the fluid line by the action of the at least one signal contact.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
I claim as my invention:
1. An information processing apparatus for controlling an electronic device connected on a network, comprising:
a device attribute information obtaining part for obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
an operation range assigning part for assigning the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained by the device attribute information obtaining part and storing the assigned operation range; and
a controlling part for controlling the electronic device through the network in the operation range that has been assigned by the operation range assigning part.
2. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a control information obtaining part for obtaining control information for controlling the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
wherein the controlling part controls the electronic device corresponding to the control information obtained by the control information obtaining part.
3. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a control information storing part for prestoring control information for controlling the electronic device;
wherein the controlling part controls the electronic device corresponding to the control information pre-stored in the control information storing part.
4. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
an owner registering part for registering the user as an owner who is capable of using all the operation range of the electronic device;
wherein the operation range assigning part assigns the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to a command issued by the owner registered by the owner registering part.
5. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:
a user name inputting part for inputting a user name of a user who uses the electronic device;
an authenticating part for authenticating the user name that has been input by the user name inputting part; and
an owner determining part for determining whether or not the user name authenticated by the authenticating part is the owner registered by the owner registering part.
6. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 5,
wherein, when the determined result of the owner determining part represents that the user name is not the owner registered by the owner registering part, the operation range assigning part does not permit the user to assign the operation range of each user.
7. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a guest registering part for permitting a particular user as a guest to use at least part of the operation range of the electronic device; and
an anonymous registering part for permitting an anonymous user to use at least part of the operation range of the electronic device.
8. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:
a user name inputting part for inputting a user name of a user who uses the electronic device;
an authenticating part for authenticating the user name that has been input by the user name inputting part; and
a guest determining part for determining whether the user name authenticated by the authenticating part is the guest registered by the guest registering part;
wherein, when the determined result of the guest determining part represents that the user name is the guest registered by the guest registering part, the operation range assigning part assigns at least part of the operation range to the guest.
9. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 8, further comprising:
an anonymous determining part for determining whether an anonymous user has been registered by the anonymous registering part when the determined result of the guest determining part represents that the user name is not the guest registered by the guest registering part;
wherein, when the determined result of the anonymous determining part represents that the anonymous user has been registered by the anonymous registering part, the operation range assigning part assigns at least part of the operation range to the anonymous user.
10. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 9,
wherein, when the determined result of the anonymous determining part represents that the anonymous user has not been registered by the anonymous registering part, the controlling part does not control the electronic device.
11. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a user registering part for registering user information about a user who uses the electronic device;
a user information inputting part for inputting the user information about the user who uses the electronic device; and
an authenticating part for authenticating whether the user information that has been input by the user information inputting part has been registered by the user registering part;
wherein, when the user information has been authenticated by the authenticating part, the controlling part reads the operation range corresponding to the user information from the operation range assigning part and controls the electronic device in the operation range.
12. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 11,
wherein, when the user information has not been authenticated by the authenticating part, the controlling part does not control the electronic device.
13. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:
a display controlling part for controlling a display of the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning part.
14. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the device attribute information includes one of a device ID of the electronic device, a type of the electronic device, and information about a function of the electronic device.
15. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the network includes an IEEE 1394 serial bus.
16. An information processing method for controlling an electronic device connected on a network, comprising the steps of:
(a) obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
(b) assigning the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained by the device attribute information obtaining step (a) and storing the assigned operation range; and
(c) controlling the electronic device through the network in the operation range that has been assigned by the operation range assigning step (b).
17. A record medium for recording a program that causes a computer to perform an information processing method for controlling an electronic device connected on a network, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
(b) assigning the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained at the device attribute information obtaining step (a) and storing the assigned operation range; and
(c) controlling the electronic device through the network in the operation range that has been assigned at the operation range assigning step (b).
18. A program that causes a computer for controlling an electronic device connected on a network to execute the steps of:
(a) obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
(b) assigning the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained at the device attribute information obtaining step (a) and storing the assigned operation range; and
(c) controlling the electronic device through the network in the operation range that has been assigned at the operation range assigning step (b).
19. An information processing apparatus for controlling an electronic device connected on a network, comprising:
a device attribute information obtaining part for obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
an operation range assigning part for assigning an operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained by the device attribute information obtaining part and storing the assigned operation range; and
a transferring part for transferring the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning part to the electronic device through the network.
20. An information processing apparatus as claimed in 19, further comprising:
a control information obtaining part for obtaining control information for controlling the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
wherein the information processing apparatus controls the electronic device corresponding to the control information obtained by the control information obtaining part.
21. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:
a control information storing part for prestoring control information for controlling the electronic device;
wherein the information processing apparatus controls the electronic device corresponding to the control information pre-stored in the control information storing part.
22. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:
an owner registering part for registering the user as an owner who is capable of using all the operation range of the electronic device;
wherein the operation range assigning part assigns the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to a command issued by the owner registered by the owner registering part.
23. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 22, further comprising:
a user name inputting part for inputting a user name of a user who uses the electronic device;
authenticating part for authenticating the user name that has been input by the user name inputting part; and
an owner determining part for determining whether the user name authenticated by the authenticating part is the owner registered by the owner registering part.
24. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 23,
wherein, when the determined result of the owner determining part represents that the user name is not the owner registered by the owner registering part, the operation range assigning part does not permit the user to assign the operation range of each user.
25. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:
a guest registering part for permitting a particular user as a guest to use at least part of the operation range of the electronic device; and
an anonymous registering part for permitting an anonymous user to use at least part of the operation range of the electronic device.
26. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 25, further comprising:
a user name inputting part for inputting a user name of a user who uses the electronic device;
an authenticating part for authenticating the user name that has been input by the user name inputting part; and
a guest determining part for determining whether the user name authenticated by the authenticating part is the guest registered by the guest registering part;
wherein, when the determined result of the guest determining part represents that the user name is the guest registered by the guest registering part, the operation range assigning part assigns at least part of the operation range to the guest.
27. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 26, further comprising:
an anonymous determining part for determining whether an anonymous user has been registered by the anonymous registering part when the determined result of the guest determining part represents that the user name is not the guest registered by the guest registering part;
wherein, when the determined result of the anonymous determining part represents that the anonymous user has been registered by the anonymous registering part, the operation range assigning part assigns at least part of the operation range to the anonymous user.
28. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 27,
wherein, when the determined result of the anonymous determining part represents that the anonymous user has not been registered by the anonymous registering part, the information processing apparatus does not control the electronic device.
29. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:
a user registering part for registering user information about a user who uses the electronic device;
a user information inputting part for inputting the user information about the user who uses the electronic device; and
an authenticating part for authenticating whether the user information that has been input by the user information inputting part has been registered by the user registering part;
wherein, when the user information has been authenticated by the authenticating part, the information processing apparatus reads the operation range corresponding to the user information from the operation range assigning part and controls the electronic device in the operation range.
30. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 29,
wherein, when the user information has not been authenticated by the authenticating part, the information processing apparatus does not control the electronic device.
31. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 19, further comprising:
a display controlling part for controlling a display of the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning part.
32. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 19,
wherein the device attribute information includes one of a device ID of the electronic device, a type of the electronic device, and information about a function of the electronic device.
33. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 19,
wherein the network includes an IEEE 1394 serial bus.
34. An information processing method for controlling an electronic device connected on a network, comprising the steps of:
(a) obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
(b) assigning the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained at the device attribute information obtaining step (a) and storing the assigned operation range; and
(c) transferring the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning step (b) to the electronic device through the network.
35. A record medium for recording a program that causes a computer for performing an information processing method for controlling an electronic device connected on a network to execute the steps of:
(a) obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
(b) assigning the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained at the device attribute information obtaining step (a) and storing the assigned operation range; and
(c) transferring the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning step (b) to the electronic device through the network.
36. A program that causes a computer for controlling an electronic device connected on a network to execute the steps of:
(a) obtaining device attribute information about the electronic device from the electronic device through the network;
(b) assigning the operation range of each user for the electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained at the device attribute information obtaining step (a) and storing the assigned operation range; and
(c) transferring the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning step (b) to the electronic device through the network.
37. An information processing apparatus connected to another information processing apparatus through a network, comprising:
a device attribute information storing part for storing device attribute information about the local information processing apparatus;
device attribute information transmitting part for transmitting the device attribute information stored in the device attribute information storing part to the other information processing apparatus through the network corresponding to a request of the other information processing apparatus; and
an operation range obtaining part for obtaining the operation range of each user from the other information processing apparatus through the network and storing the obtained operation range.
38. The information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 37, further comprising:
a controlling part for controlling the information processing apparatus in the operation range stored by the operation range obtaining part.
39. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 38, further comprising:
a user information inputting part for user information about a user who uses the information processing apparatus; and
an authenticating part for authenticating the user information that has been input by the user information inputting part,
wherein, when the user information has been authenticated by the authenticating part, the controlling part controls the information processing apparatus in the operation range stored by the operation range obtaining part.
40. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 39,
wherein, when the user information has not been authenticated by the authenticating part, the controlling part does not control the information processing apparatus.
41. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 37, further comprising:
a display controlling part for controlling a display of the operation range of each user stored by the operation range obtaining part.
42. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 37,
wherein the device attribute information includes one of a device ID of the electronic device, a type of the electronic device, and information about a function of the electronic device.
43. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 37,
wherein the network includes an IEEE 1394 serial bus.
44. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 37,
wherein the information processing apparatus is connected to the network in such a manner that the information processing apparatus is capable of being disconnected therefrom.
45. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus connected to another information processing apparatus through a network, comprising the steps of:
(a) storing device attribute information about the local information processing apparatus;
(b) transmitting the device attribute information stored at the device attribute information storing step (a) to the other information processing apparatus through the network corresponding to a request of the other information processing apparatus; and
(c) obtaining the operation range of each user from the other information processing apparatus through the network and storing the obtained operation range.
46. A record medium for storing a program that causes a computer to perform an information processing method for an information processing apparatus connected to another information processing apparatus through a network, comprising the steps of:
(a) storing device attribute information about the local information processing apparatus;
(b) transmitting the device attribute information stored at the device attribute information storing step (a) to the other information processing apparatus through the network corresponding to a request of the other information processing apparatus; and
(c) obtaining the operation range of each user from the other information processing apparatus through the network and storing the obtained operation range.
47. A program that causes a computer connected to another information processing apparatus through a network to perform the steps of:
(a) storing device attribute information about the local information processing apparatus;
(b) transmitting the device attribute information stored at the device attribute information storing step (a) to the other information processing apparatus through the network corresponding to a request of the other information processing apparatus; and
(c) obtaining the operation range of each user from the other information processing apparatus through the network and storing the obtained operation range.
48. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
an operation range assigning part for assigning an operation range of each user; and
a controlling part for controlling the information processing apparatus in the operation range assigned by the operation range assigning part.
49. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 48, further comprising:
an owner registering part for registering the user as an owner who is capable of using all the operation range of the information processing apparatus;
wherein the operation range assigning part assigns the operation range of each user for the information processing apparatus corresponding to a command issued by the owner registered by the owner registering part.
50. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 49 further comprising:
a user name inputting part for inputting a user name of a user who uses the information processing apparatus;
an authenticating part for authenticating the user name that has been input by the user name inputting part; and
an owner determining part for determining whether the user name authenticated by the authenticating part is the owner registered by the owner registering part.
51. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 50,
wherein, when the determined result of the owner determining part represents that the user name is not the owner registered by the owner registering part, the operation range assigning part does not permit the user to assign the operation range of each user.
52. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 48, further comprising:
a guest registering part for permitting a particular user as a guest to use all or part of the operation range of the information processing apparatus; and
an anonymous registering part for permitting an anonymous user to use all or part of the operation range of the information processing apparatus.
53. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 52, further comprising:
a user name inputting part for inputting a user name of a user who uses information processing apparatus;
an authenticating part for authenticating the user name that has been input by the user name inputting part; and
a guest determining part for determining whether the user name authenticated by the authenticating part is the guest registered by the guest registering part;
wherein, when the determined result of the guest determining part represents that the user name is the guest registered by the guest registering part, the operation range assigning part assigns at least part of the operation range to the guest.
54. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 53, further comprising:
an anonymous determining part for determining whether an anonymous user has been registered by the anonymous registering part when the determined result of the guest determining part represents that the user name is not the guest registered by the guest registering part;
wherein, when the determined result of the anonymous determining part represents that the anonymous user has been registered by the anonymous registering part, the operation range assigning part assigns at least part of the operation range to the anonymous user.
55. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 54,
wherein, when the determined result of the anonymous determining part represents that the anonymous user has not been registered by the anonymous registering part, the controlling part does not control the information processing apparatus.
56. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 48, further comprising:
a user registering part for registering user information about a user who uses the information processing apparatus;
a user information inputting part for inputting the user information about the user who uses the information processing apparatus; and
an authenticating part for authenticating whether the user information that has been input by the user information inputting part has been registered by the user registering part;
wherein, when the user information has been authenticated by the authenticating part, the controlling part reads the operation range corresponding to the user information from the operation range assigning part and controls the information processing apparatus in the operation range.
57. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 56,
wherein, when the user information has not been authenticated by the authenticating part, the controlling part does not control the information processing apparatus.
58. An information processing apparatus as claimed in claim 48, further comprising:
a display controlling part for controlling a display of the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning part.
59. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:
(a) assigning an operation range of each user; and
(b) controlling the information processing apparatus in the operation range assigned at the operation range assigning step.
60. A record medium for storing a program that causes a computer to perform an information processing method, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) assigning an operation range of each user; and
(b) controlling the information processing apparatus in the operation range assigned at the operation range assigning step.
61. A program that causes a computer for performing an information processing method to execute the steps of:
(a) assigning an operation range of each user; and
(b) controlling the information processing apparatus in the operation range assigned at the operation range assigning step.
62. A network system for mutually connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device through a network,
wherein the first electronic device comprises:
a device attribute information obtaining part for obtaining device attribute information about the second electronic device therefrom through the network;
an operation range assigning part for assigning an operation range of each user of the second electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained by the device attribute information obtaining part and storing the assigned operation range; and
a controlling part for controlling the second electronic device through the network in the operation range assigned by the operation range assigning part, and
wherein the second electronic device comprises:
a device attribute information storing part for storing device attribute information about the second electronic device; and
a device attribute information transmitting part for transmitting the device attribute information stored in the device attribute information storing part to the first electronic device through the network corresponding to a request of the first electronic device.
63. A network system for mutually connecting a first electronic device and a second electronic device through a network, wherein the first electronic device comprises:
a device attribute information obtaining part for obtaining device attribute information about the second electronic device therefrom through the network;
an operation range assigning part for assigning an operation range of each user of the second electronic device corresponding to the device attribute information obtained by the device attribute information obtaining part and storing the assigned operation range; and
a transferring part for transferring the operation range of each user stored by the operation range assigning part to the second electronic device through the network, and
wherein the second electronic device comprises:
a device attribute information storing part for storing device attribute information about the second electronic device;
a device attribute information transmitting part for transmitting the device attribute information stored in the device attribute information storing part to the first electronic device through the network corresponding to a request of the first electronic device; and
an operation range obtaining part for obtaining the operation range of each user from the first electronic device through the network.