Method and apparatus for managing network devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, comprising:
- a sending component for controlling a process for sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
a detection component for detecting a change in response state of the network device in response to the response request command; and
a message sending component for controlling a process for sending a message corresponding to a detection result of said detection component to a predetermined message address when said detection component detects a change in response state.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to an apparatus which notifies the user of the state of a network device using an e-mail message as needed even when no response is acquired from the network device. A response request command is sent to the network device at a predetermined timing, and the response state of the network device to the response request command is stored. The previous response state is read out from a storage component (S801), and it is checked if a response is received (S802). If a response is received, it is also checked if a response is received in the current process (S803). If no response is received in the current process, an e-mail message indicating that no response is received from the device is generated (S804), and is sent (S807). On the other hand, if a response is returned from the device which returned no response in the previous process (S805), an e-mail message indicating that the device has been recovered is generated (S804), and is sent (S807).
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, comprising:
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a sending component for controlling a process for sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
a detection component for detecting a change in response state of the network device in response to the response request command; and
a message sending component for controlling a process for sending a message corresponding to a detection result of said detection component to a predetermined message address when said detection component detects a change in response state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16)
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7. An apparatus for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, comprising:
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a sending component for sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
a receiving component for receiving response information when the network device sends the response information in response to the response request command;
a checking component for checking if said receiving component receives the response information;
a message generation component of generating a message corresponding to the checking result of said checking component to a predetermined message address; and
a message sending component for controlling a process for sending the message generated by said message generation component. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A method for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, comprising the steps of:
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sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
detecting a change in response state of the network device in response to the response request command; and
controlling a process for sending a message corresponding to a detection result of the detection step to a predetermined message address when a change in response state is detected in the detection step.
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23. A method for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, comprising the steps of:
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sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
receiving response information when the network device sends the response information in response to the response request command;
checking if the response information is received in the reception step;
generating a message corresponding to the checking result of the checking step to a predetermined message address; and
controlling a process for sending the message generated in the message generation step.
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33. A computer program product for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and
computer-executable instructions carried on said computer-readable medium for performing the steps of;
sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
detecting a change in response state of the network device in response to the response request command; and
controlling a process for sending a message corresponding to a detection result of the detection step to a predetermined message address when a change in response state is detected in the detection step.
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34. A computer program product for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, said computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable medium; and
computer-executable instructions carried on said computer-readable medium for performing the steps of;
sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
receiving response information when the network device sends the response information in response to the response request command;
checking if the response information is received in the reception step;
generating a message corresponding to the checking result of the checking step to a predetermined message address; and
controlling a process for sending the message generated in the message generation step.
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35. A program for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, the program is embodied in a recording medium and comprising:
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a sending program component for controlling a process for sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
a detection program component for detecting a change in response state of the network device in response to the response request command; and
a message sending program component for controlling a process for sending a message corresponding to a detection result of said detection program component to a predetermined message address when said detection component detects a change in response state.
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36. A program for managing one or more network devices connected to a network, the program is embodied in a recording medium and comprising:
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a sending program component for sending a response request command to the network device at a predetermined timing;
a receiving program component for receiving response information when the network device sends the response information in response to the response request command;
a checking program component for checking if said receiving component receives the response information;
a message program generation component of generating a message corresponding to the checking result of said checking program component to a predetermined message address; and
a message sending program component for controlling a process for sending the message generated by said message generation program component.
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