Automated management system
First Claim
1. A method of collectively managing management information about a plurality of customer service devices, and managing operations of said plurality of customer service devices based on said management information, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) registering said management information;
(b) creating a plurality of actions to operate each customer service device, based on said management information, each action corresponding to a condition of said each customer service device;
(c) registering said plurality of actions;
(d) selecting an action in accordance with supplied condition information corresponding to the condition of said each customer service device; and
(e) taking said action with respect to said each customer service device.
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Abstract
A management system is provided for managing operations of a plurality of customer service devices by utilizing an administrative system, a maintenance system and a management device, the devices and systems being connected to each other through a network. The management device includes an information registering unit registering management information about the customer service devices supplied from the administrative system; an action creating/registering unit creating a plurality of actions to operate the customer service devices, and registering the plurality of actions, based on the management information, each action corresponding to each condition of the customer service devices; and an action selecting/executing unit selecting an action in accordance with condition information corresponding to a condition of the customer service devices, and taking the action with respect to the customer service devices, the condition information being supplied from the administrative system and the maintenance system. Accordingly, a part of customer-service-device management that needs human operations may be omitted, thereby achieving accurate information transmission, a decrease in a loss time, and a cost reduction.
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1. A method of collectively managing management information about a plurality of customer service devices, and managing operations of said plurality of customer service devices based on said management information, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) registering said management information;
(b) creating a plurality of actions to operate each customer service device, based on said management information, each action corresponding to a condition of said each customer service device;
(c) registering said plurality of actions;
(d) selecting an action in accordance with supplied condition information corresponding to the condition of said each customer service device; and
(e) taking said action with respect to said each customer service device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A management device collectively managing management information about a plurality of customer service devices, and managing operations of said plurality of customer service devices based on said management information, said management device comprising:
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an information registering unit registering said management information;
an action creating/registering unit creating a plurality of actions to operate each customer service device, and registering said plurality of actions, based on said management information, each action corresponding to a condition of said each customer service device; and
an action selecting/executing unit selecting an action in accordance with supplied condition information corresponding to the condition of said each customer service device, and taking said action with respect to said each customer service device.
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11. A recording medium readable by a management device, tangible embodying a program of instructions executable by said management device to collectively manage management information about a plurality of customer service devices, and manage operations of said plurality of customer service devices based on said management information, said program including the steps of:
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registering said management information;
creating a plurality of actions to operate each customer service device, based on said management information, each action corresponding to a condition of said each customer service device;
registering said plurality of actions;
selecting an action in accordance with supplied condition information corresponding to the condition of said each customer service device; and
taking said action with respect to said each customer service device.
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12. A management system, comprising:
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a customer service device;
an administrative system administering said customer service device;
a maintenance system maintaining said customer service device; and
a management device connected to said customer service device, said administrative system and said maintenance system through a network, wherein said management device includes an information registering unit registering management information about said customer service device supplied from said administrative system;
an action creating/registering unit creating a plurality of actions to operate said customer service device, and registering said plurality of actions, based on said management information, each action corresponding to each condition of said customer service device; and
an action selecting/executing unit selecting an action in accordance with condition information corresponding to a condition of the customer service device, and taking said action with respect to the customer service device, said condition information being supplied from said administrative system and said maintenance system.
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