Management system and method
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1. A management system comprising:
- a plurality of managed devices connected to a network and classified into one or more groups, each of which is given priority order, and a management device, connected to the network, for managing said plurality managed devices, said management device including a control part for differently managing said managed devices in accordance with the priority order.
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Abstract
A management system includes a plurality of managed devices connected to a network and classified into one or more groups, each of which is given priority order, and a management device, connected to the network, for managing the plurality managed devices, the management device including a control part for differently managing said managed devices in accordance with the priority order.
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24 Claims
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1. A management system comprising:
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a plurality of managed devices connected to a network and classified into one or more groups, each of which is given priority order, and a management device, connected to the network, for managing said plurality managed devices, said management device including a control part for differently managing said managed devices in accordance with the priority order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A management method for managing a network to which a plurality of managed devices and a management device are connected, said method comprising the steps of:
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the management device determining a management content for a plurality of managed devices classified into one or more groups, each of which is given priority order; and
the management device performing the management content for the managed device that has logged in the network, the management content corresponding to the priority order of the managed device.
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8. A management device comprising:
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a communication part for communicating with a plurality of managed devices through a network; and
a control part for differently managing said managed devices in accordance with priority order that has been assigned to each of one or more groups into which the managed devices are classified. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for managing a plurality of managed devices connected to a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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classifying a plurality of managed devices into one or more groups;
assigning priority order to each of the groups;
determining for the managed device a management content that is different according to the priority order; and
managing the managed device based on the management content determined by said determining step.
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14. A method for managing a plurality of managed devices connected to a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing in a memory different management contents according to priority order of the managed devices that have been classified into one or more groups, each of which is given the priority order; and
managing the managed device based on the management content stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for authenticating an availability of a managed device connected to a network, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a memory, information on users who may use the managed device;
receiving first information sent from the managed device through the network;
determining whether the first information received corresponds to the information on users stored in the memory; and
informing the managed device of second information that allows a user to use the managed device when said determining step determines that the first information corresponds to the information on users.
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17. A computer program for enabling a computer to managing a plurality of managed devices connected to a network, said program comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a priority order of the managed devices when the managed device accesses the network, the managed devices being classified into one or more groups, each of which is given the priority order; and
performing a management corresponding to the priority order obtained by said obtaining step.
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18. A computer program for enabling a computer to authenticating an availability of a managed device connected to a network, said program comprising the steps of:
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authenticating first information sent from a managed device; and
generating second information that allows a user to use the managed device.
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19. A managed device connected to a network and serving as a client, comprising:
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a drive for reading an information record carrier;
a communication part, connected to the network, for communicating, through the network, with a management device that manages said managed device; and
a control part that makes the managed device available when the management device authenticates information read out by said drive. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for restricting availability of a managed device connected to a network comprising the steps of:
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reading an information record carrier through a drive;
sending information read by said reading step to a management device that is connected to the network and manages the managed device;
receiving an authentication result from the management device for the information sent from said sending step; and
making the managed device available when the management device authenticates the information and making the managed device unavailable when the management device does not authenticate the information.
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