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System and method for monitoring the state of a plurality of machines connected via a computer network

  • US 20040098480A1
  • Filed: 11/13/2003
  • Published: 05/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A local monitor unit for transmitting status information formed of a plurality of pieces of status information indicating an operation state of a machine to be monitored to an integrated monitor unit through a computer network, said local monitor unit comprising:

  • a local information getting unit for getting the status information of the machine connected to a first-type local computer network by identifying an address of the machine;

    a local information retaining unit for retaining the status information obtained by the local information getting unit and individual information of the machine;

    a local information transmitting unit for transmitting at least a part of the plurality of pieces of the status information retained in the local information getting unit to the integrated monitor unit through a second-type wide area computer network; and

    a machine information transmitting unit for transmitting a machine information to the integrated monitor unit through the second-type wide-area computer network, the machine information being employed for registering the machine to be monitored and the first-type local computer network connected to the machine prepared based on the individual information retained by the local information retaining unit into the integrated monitor unit;

    wherein the integrated monitor unit identifies the status information is for which machine to be monitored and connected to which first-type local computer network, based on the machine information registered in the integrated monitor unit, to thereby make a predetermined display display the status information, the status information being transmitted by each of a plurality of local monitor units at a unique timing set by each of the plurality of local monitor units uniquely.

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