Device management system, device management terminal, network device, terminal program, device program, and device management method
First Claim
1. A device management system comprising:
- a section for connecting a network device so that it can communicate with the system, and wherein;
when device information regarding said network device is received, functions available to said network device are determined based on said device information, and, based on the determination, a function provision module that is applied to said network device to provide it with a function is sent to said network device.
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Abstract
A device management system that allows one to change the functions of a network device without requiring technical knowledge and can reduce time and effort required to change functions, and is also suitable for shortening delivery times. Upon receiving device information, a device management server 100 determines functions available to a network device 200 based on the device information, reads out a function provision module corresponding to the function from a function provision module registration DB 42, and sends the module to the network device 200. The network device 200 sends device information in a storage device 62 to the device management server 100, and when it receives a function provision module, it executes the module.
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19 Claims
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1. A device management system comprising:
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a section for connecting a network device so that it can communicate with the system, and wherein;
when device information regarding said network device is received, functions available to said network device are determined based on said device information, and, based on the determination, a function provision module that is applied to said network device to provide it with a function is sent to said network device.
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2. A device management system which connects a network device with a device management terminal that manages said network device so that they can communicate with each other, comprising:
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said device management terminal including a module storing section for storing a function provision module that is applied to said network device to provide it with functions, a device information receiving section for receiving device information regarding said network device, a function determining section for determining a function provision module that has a function available to said network device based on said device information received by said device information receiving section, a module reading section for reading said function provision module determined by said function determining section from said module storing section, and a module sending section for sending said function provision module read by said module reading section to said network device, and said network device including a device information storing section for storing said device information, a device information sending section for sending said device information stored by said device information storing section to said device management terminal, a module receiving section for receiving said function provision module and a module executing section for executing the function provision module received by said module receiving section. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device management terminal connected to a network device so that it can communicate with the network device, comprising
a module storing section for storing function provision module that is applied to said network device to provide it with functions, a device information receiving section for receiving device information regarding said network device, a function determining section for determining a function provision module that has a function available to said network device based on said device information received by said device information receiving section, a module reading section for reading the function provision module determined by said function determining section from said module storing section, and a module sending section for sending said function provision module read by said module reading section to said network device.
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16. A network device connected to a device management terminal so that they can communicate with each other, comprising
a device information storing section for storing the device information regarding a network device, a device information sending section for sending the device information stored by said device information storing section to said device management terminal, a module receiving section for receiving a function provision module that is applied to the network device to provide it with a function, and a module executing section for executing the function provision module received by said module receiving section.
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17. A programmable computer that is connected to a network device so that they can communicate with each other, comprising:
said computer having a memory containing a terminal program for causing said computer to execute processing that is realized as a device information receiving section for receiving device information regarding said network device, a function determining section for determining a function provision module that has a function available to said network device based on said device information received by said device information receiving section, a module reading section for reading the function provision module determined by said function determining section from said module reading section, and a module sending section for sending said function provision module read by said module reading section to said network device.
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18. A programmable computer that is connected to a network device so that they can communicate with each other, comprising:
said computer having a memory containing a terminal program causing said computer to execute processing that is realized as a device information sending section for sending device information stored by a device information storing section to a device management terminal, a module receiving section for receiving a function provision module that is applied to the computer to provide it with a function, and a module executing section for executing the function provision module received by said module receiving section.
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19. A device management method for connecting a network device so that it can communicate and managing said network device, comprising:
when device information regarding said network device is received, functions available to said network device are determined based on the device information, and based on the determination, a function provision module that is applied to said network device to provide it with a function is sent to said network device.
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