Method for surveying layout of information devices

• US 20050141302A1
• Filed: 02/25/2005
• Published: 06/30/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Takayama, Kuniharu, Maeda, Yoshiharu
• Application Number:
  US11/064,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20050141302A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 365/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0289 of multiple transceivers, e.g. in ad hoc networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies

Abstract

The layout survey apparatus includes a calculating unit that calculates a distance to a plurality of other devices respectively on the basis of a reception field intensity; a creating unit that creates location data of the apparatus and the devices on the basis of the distance calculated; an acquiring unit that acquires location data of the apparatus and the devices from the devices respectively; and a creating unit that creates layout information for displaying physical layout of the apparatus and the devices on the basis of the location data created and the location data acquired.

Claims

1. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program that causes a computer to execute:

calculating a distance between the computer and a plurality of other devices respectively on the basis of a reception field intensity;

creating location data of the computer and the devices on the basis of the distance calculated;

acquiring location data of the computer and the devices from the devices respectively; and

creating layout information for displaying physical layout of the computer and the devices on the basis of the location data created and the location data acquired.

2. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to execute:

receiving associated information about the computer and the devices, wherein

the layout information is created on the basis of the location data created, the location data acquired, and the associated information.

3. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the associated information includes layout information of a place where the computer and the devices are located.

4. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 2, wherein the associated information includes attributes of the computer and the devices.

5. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to execute correcting the layout information.

6. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to execute:

deciding a device whose location is different from the location in layout information that is previously created; and

displaying the layout information in which the device whose location is decided to be different is displayed in a different form.

7. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program that causes a computer to execute:

calculating a distance and a direction between the computer and a plurality of other devices respectively on the basis of a reception field intensity;

creating location data of the computer and the devices on the basis of the distance and the direction calculated;

acquiring location data of the computer and the devices from the devices respectively; and

creating layout information for displaying physical layout of the computer and the devices on the basis of the location data created and the location data acquired.

8. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to execute:

receiving associated information about the computer and the devices, wherein

the layout information is created on the basis of the location data created, the location data acquired, and the associated information.

9. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the associated information includes layout information of a place where the computer and the devices are located.

10. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 8, wherein the associated information includes attributes of the computer and the devices.

11. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to execute correcting the layout information.

12. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 7, wherein the computer program further causes the computer to execute:

deciding a device whose location is different from the location in layout information that is previously created; and

displaying the layout information in which the device whose location is decided to be different is displayed in a different form.

13. A layout survey apparatus comprising:

a calculating unit that calculates a distance to a plurality of other devices respectively on the basis of a reception field intensity;

a creating unit that creates location data of the apparatus and the devices on the basis of the distance calculated;

an acquiring unit that acquires location data of the apparatus and the devices from the devices respectively; and

a creating unit that creates layout information for displaying physical layout of the apparatus and the devices on the basis of the location data created and the location data acquired.

14. A layout survey method comprising:

calculating a distance between a first device and a plurality of second devices respectively on the basis of a reception field intensity;

creating location data of the first device and the second devices on the basis of the distance calculated;

acquiring location data of the first device and the second devices from the second devices respectively; and

creating layout information for displaying physical layout of the first device and the second devices on the basis of the location data created and the location data acquired.

15. A layout survey system comprising:

a master device; and

a plurality of slave devices, wherein the master device includes

a calculating unit that calculates a distance between the master device and the slave devices respectively on the basis of a reception field intensity;

a creating unit that creates location data of the master device and the slave devices on the basis of the distance calculated;

an acquiring unit that acquires location data of the master device and the slave devices from the slave devices respectively; and

a creating unit that creates layout information for displaying physical layout of the master device and the slave devices on the basis of the location data created and the location data acquired.