MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A management system comprising a management apparatus and a managed apparatus which being managed by the management apparatus, connected with each other by a communications network;
- the management system comprising a registration controller,wherein in an initial registration phase where the managed apparatus sends a registration request notice to the management apparatus, and the management apparatus returns a registration permission notice to the managed apparatus in response to the registration request notice;
in cases where a first communications method is utilized that enables immediate mutual communication between the management apparatus and the managed apparatus, the registration controller determines that a final registration has completed at a phase when the managed apparatus has received the registration permission notice from the management apparatus, andin cases where a second communications method via a server is utilized between the management apparatus and managed apparatus, the registration controller determines that a temporary registration has completed at a phase when connection between the managed apparatus and the server has been established, and at a phase when the managed apparatus has acquired the registration permission notice from the management apparatus, the registration controller determines that the final registration has completed.
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Abstract
A management system including a management apparatus and a managed apparatus connected with each other by a communications network, the system having a registration controller, wherein in an initial registration phase where the managed apparatus sends a registration request notice to the management apparatus, and the management apparatus returns a registration permission notice to the managed apparatus; in cases where a first communications method is utilized that enables immediate mutual communication, the registration controller determines that a final registration has completed when the managed apparatus has received the registration permission notice; and in cases where a second communications method via a server is utilized, the registration controller determines that a temporary registration has completed when connection between the managed apparatus and the server has been established, and when the managed apparatus has acquired the registration permission notice, the registration controller determines that the final registration has completed.
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16 Claims
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1. A management system comprising a management apparatus and a managed apparatus which being managed by the management apparatus, connected with each other by a communications network;
- the management system comprising a registration controller,
wherein in an initial registration phase where the managed apparatus sends a registration request notice to the management apparatus, and the management apparatus returns a registration permission notice to the managed apparatus in response to the registration request notice; in cases where a first communications method is utilized that enables immediate mutual communication between the management apparatus and the managed apparatus, the registration controller determines that a final registration has completed at a phase when the managed apparatus has received the registration permission notice from the management apparatus, and in cases where a second communications method via a server is utilized between the management apparatus and managed apparatus, the registration controller determines that a temporary registration has completed at a phase when connection between the managed apparatus and the server has been established, and at a phase when the managed apparatus has acquired the registration permission notice from the management apparatus, the registration controller determines that the final registration has completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- the management system comprising a registration controller,
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7. A management method for a management system comprising a management apparatus and a managed apparatus which being managed by the management apparatus, connected with each other by a communications network;
- wherein in an initial registration phase where the managed apparatus sends a registration request notice to the management apparatus, and the management apparatus returns a registration permission notice to the managed apparatus in response to the registration request notice;
the management method comprising the steps of;determining that a final registration has completed at a phase when the managed apparatus has received the registration permission notice from the management apparatus, in cases where a first communications method is utilized that permits immediate mutual communication between the management apparatus and the managed apparatus; and
in cases where a second communications method via a server is utilized between the management apparatus and managed apparatus,determining that a temporary registration has completed at a phase when connection between the managed apparatus and the server has been established; and determining that that the final registration has completed at a phase when the managed apparatus has acquired the registration permission notice from the management apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
- wherein in an initial registration phase where the managed apparatus sends a registration request notice to the management apparatus, and the management apparatus returns a registration permission notice to the managed apparatus in response to the registration request notice;
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12. A computer-readable storage medium stored therein a management program which is executable by a managed apparatus connected with a management apparatus via communications network, the management program allow a computer of the managed apparatus to function as a registration controller,
wherein in an initial registration phase where the managed apparatus sends a registration request notice to the management apparatus, and the management apparatus returns a registration permission notice to the managed apparatus in response to the registration request notice; -
in cases where a first communications method is utilized that permits immediate mutual communication between the management apparatus and the managed apparatus, the registration controller determines that a final registration has completed at a phase when the managed apparatus has received the registration permission notice from the management apparatus, and in cases where a second communications method via a server is utilized between the management apparatus and managed apparatus, the registration controller determines that a temporary registration has completed at a phase when connection between the managed apparatus and the server has been established, and at a phase when the managed apparatus has acquired the registration permission notice from the management apparatus, the registration controller determines that the final registration has completed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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