Operation Management System and Method for Network-Connected Apparatus, and Agent for Apparatus Operation Management
First Claim
1. An operation management system for managing operation of a network-connected apparatus, the operation management system comprising:
- an apparatus operation managing agent provided in the network-connected apparatus to be managed, the apparatus operation managing agent performing an apparatus operation management process for independently managing an operational state of the network-connected apparatus, and the apparatus operation managing agent performing a management result sending process of autonomously sending, through a network, a management result of the network-connected apparatus managed in the apparatus operation management process; and
a management server that performs a management result receiving process of receiving through the network the management result sent in the management result sending process, and manages the management result received in the management result receiving process so as to manage the network-connected apparatus to be managed.
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Abstract
An operation management system for managing operation of a network-connected apparatuses includes an apparatus operation managing agent and a management server. The apparatus operation managing agent is provided in the network-connected apparatus to be managed, and independently manages an operational state of the network-connected apparatus, and autonomously sends, through a network, a management result of the network-connected apparatus managed. The management server receives the management result through the predetermined interface, and manages the received management result so as to manage the network-connected apparatus to be managed.
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21 Claims
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1. An operation management system for managing operation of a network-connected apparatus, the operation management system comprising:
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an apparatus operation managing agent provided in the network-connected apparatus to be managed, the apparatus operation managing agent performing an apparatus operation management process for independently managing an operational state of the network-connected apparatus, and the apparatus operation managing agent performing a management result sending process of autonomously sending, through a network, a management result of the network-connected apparatus managed in the apparatus operation management process; and a management server that performs a management result receiving process of receiving through the network the management result sent in the management result sending process, and manages the management result received in the management result receiving process so as to manage the network-connected apparatus to be managed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An operation management method for managing operation of a network-connected apparatus, the operation management method comprising:
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independently managing an operational state of the network-connected apparatus by an apparatus operation managing agent provided in the network-connected apparatus to be managed; autonomously sending a management result by the independently managing the operational state through a network, by the apparatus operation managing agent; and receiving through the network the management result sent from the apparatus operation managing agent, by a management server that centrally manages the network-connected apparatus to be managed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus operation managing agent, provided in a network-connected apparatus to be managed and connected to a management server via a network, the apparatus operation managing agent comprising:
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an apparatus operation management processor that performs an apparatus operation management process of independently managing an operational state of the network-connected apparatus to be managed; and a management result sending processor that performs a management result sending process of autonomously sending, to the management server through the network, a management result of the network-connected apparatus managed by the apparatus operation management processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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