摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a USB device directly connected to an IP network so as to be controlled from a host computer via the IP network.SOLUTION: A USB device 100 USB-connectable to a host computer includes: (1) a network I/F 11; (2) a communication control driver 15 for transmitting and receiving an IP packet via a network (LAN) 40 to and from the host computer; (3) a tunneling driver 16 for encapsulating USB device application data into the IP packet, or for decapsulating the IP packet into the USB device application data; (4) a USB core driver 12 for controlling the USB host controller in accordance with a USB command included in the USB device application data; and (5) a bypass module 102 for emulating the USB host controller and the USB device I/F. |