Management device, method and recording medium for managing network device

• US 20020143936A1
• Filed: 03/15/2002
• Published: 10/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Minolta Corporation Limited (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Yu, Kazutoshi
• Application Number:
  US10/097,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20020143936A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/45 Network directories; Name-to-address mapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]

Abstract

A management device detects the existence of a copying machine connected to a LAN (S2); determines whether the detected copying machine is capable of creating a link (S4); and transmits link information to the detected copying machine if the copying machine is determined to be capable of creating a link (S5).

Claims

1. A management device for managing a device through a network, comprising:

a detecting portion for detecting an existence of the device connected to the network;

a determining portion for determining whether the detected device is capable of creating a link; and

a transmitting portion for transmitting to the detected device link information for linking to the management device when the detected device is determined to be capable of creating a link.

2. The management device as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the determining portion detects link information for the detected device, and the management device further includes a storing portion for storing the detected link information.

3. The management device as claimed in claim 1,

further comprising a receiving portion for receiving a notification notifying that a link has been created from the detected device.

4. The management device as claimed in claim 3,

further comprising a display device for displaying, upon receiving the notification from the detected device, information indicating that the link has been created at the detected device.

5. The management device as claimed in claim 4,

further comprising a creating portion for creating a Web page showing that a link to the management device is created at the detected device.

6. The management device as claimed in claim 2,

wherein the link information includes a network address of the detected device.

7. The management device as claimed in claim 1,

wherein the management device is a server computer.

8. A network management program which is executed on a management device that manages a device connected to a network, and which causes the management device to carry out the steps of:

detecting a existence of the device connected to the network;

determining whether the detected device is capable of creating a link;

transmitting to the detected device link information for linking to the management device when the detected device is determined to be capable of creating a link.

9. A computer readable recording medium on which the network management program described in claim 8 is recorded.

13. The managed device as claimed in claim 8,

wherein the managed device is an image forming apparatus.

10. A managed device comprising:

a receiving portion for receiving, from a management device through a network, link information for linking to the management device; and

link creating portion for creating a link to the management device based on the received link information.

11. The managed device as claimed in claim 10, further comprising a notifying portion for notifying the management device of creation of the link when the link to the management device is created.

12. The managed device as claimed in claim 10,

further comprising a determining portion for determining whether the management device is capable of creating a link to the managed device, and wherein

when it is determined by the determining portion that the management device is capable of creating a link, the link creating portion creates the link to the management device.

15. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon the link creating program described in claim 14.

18. A computer readable recording medium on which the link creating program described in claim 17 is recorded.

14. A link creating program which is executed on a managed device managed by a management device connected to a network, and which causes the managed device to carry out the steps of:

receiving, from the management device, link information for linking to the management device; and

creating a link to the management device based on the received link information.

16. A managed device managed by a management device connected to a network, comprising:

an acquiring portion for acquiring a network address of the management device from the management device;

a detecting portion for detecting whether the management device is capable of creating a link to the managed device; and

a link creating portion for creating a link to the management device based on the acquired network address when it is detected by the detecting portion that the management device is capable of creating a link to the managed device.

17. A link creating program which is executed on a managed device managed by a management device connected to a network, and which causes the managed device to carry out the steps of:

acquiring a network address of the management device from the management device;

detecting whether the management device is capable of creating a link to the managed device; and

creating a link to the management device based on the acquired network address when it is detected that the management device is capable of creating a link to the managed device.

19. A network management method in a management device for managing a device connected to a network, and the method comprising steps of:

detecting a existence of the device connected to the network;

determining whether the detected device is capable of creating a link;

transmitting to the detected device link information for linking to the management device when the detected device is determined to be capable of creating a link.

20. A link creating method in a managed device managed by a management device connected to a network, and the method comprising steps of:

receiving, from the management device, link information for linking to the management device; and

creating a link to the management device based on the received link information.

21. A link creating method in a managed device managed by a management device connected to a network, and the method comprising steps of:

acquiring a network address of the management device from the management device;

detecting whether the management device is capable of creating a link to the managed device; and

creating a link to the management device based on the acquired network address when it is detected that the management device is capable of creating a link to the managed device.