SYSTEM AND INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES
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1. A system comprising:
- a first managing server for managing a group of first devices and sending a control request for changing a state of a first device according to the state of the first device under its management, wherein the group of first devices is divided into zones according to a predetermined condition, the first device is present in one of the zones, and the control request specifies the zone as a control target; and
a second managing server for managing a group of second devices, receiving the control request, and controlling a second device that exerts effect on the zone, which is specified as the control target in the control request.
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Abstract
A group of IT devices is divided into zones according to a predetermined condition. An IT managing server that manages the group of IT devices sends a control request for changing the state of IT devices included in one of the zones according to the state of those IT devices under its management. The control request specifies the zone as a control target. A facility managing server that manages a group of facility devices receives the control request and controls a facility device that exerts effect on the zone, which is specified as the control target in the control request.
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1. A system comprising:
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a first managing server for managing a group of first devices and sending a control request for changing a state of a first device according to the state of the first device under its management, wherein the group of first devices is divided into zones according to a predetermined condition, the first device is present in one of the zones, and the control request specifies the zone as a control target; and a second managing server for managing a group of second devices, receiving the control request, and controlling a second device that exerts effect on the zone, which is specified as the control target in the control request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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a first managing server for managing a group of first devices; and a second managing server for managing a group of second devices, wherein the second managing server sends a control request for changing a state of a first device according to the state of the second device under its management, wherein the group of first devices is divided into zones according to a predetermined condition, the first device is present in one of the zones, and the control request specifies the zone as a control target; and the first managing server receives the control request and controls a first device that is present in the zone, wherein the zone is specified as the control target in the control request. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An interface comprising:
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a first interface for obtaining and converting a control request generated by a first managing server that manages a group of first devices, and sending the converted control request; and a second interface for receiving and converting the control request and passing the converted control request to a second managing server that manages a group of second devices;
whereinthe first interface comprises; a first storing unit for storing correspondence information indicating correspondence between each of the first devices of the group of first devices and a zone, wherein the group of first devices is divided into the zones according to a predetermined condition; and a first converter for converting the control request into a control request which specifies the zone as a control target, based on the correspondence information stored in the first storing unit; and wherein the second interface comprises; a second storing unit for storing correspondence information indicating correspondence between each of the second devices of the group of second devices and the zone; and a second converter for converting the control request that is converted by the first converter of the first interface into a control request that specifies the second device as a control target, wherein the second device exerts effect on the zone that is specified as the control target in the control request, based on the correspondence information stored in the second storing unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An interface comprising:
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a first interface for receiving and converting a control request for a group of first devices and passing the converted control request to a first managing server that manages the group of first devices; and a second interface for obtaining and converting the control request for the group of first devices generated by a second managing server that manages a group of second devices, and sending the converted control request to the first interface;
whereinthe second interface comprises; a storing unit for storing correspondence information indicating correspondence between each of the second devices of the group of second devices and a zone, wherein the group of first devices is divided into the zones according to a predetermined condition; and a converter for converting the control request into a control request which specifies the zone as a control target, based on the correspondence information stored in the storing unit; and the first interface comprises; a storing unit for storing correspondence information indicating correspondence between each of the first devices of the group of first devices and the zone; and a converter for converting the control request that is converted by the converter of the second interface into a control request that specifies a first device as a control target, wherein the first device is present in the zone that is specified as a control target in the control request, based on the correspondence information stored in the storing unit of the first interface part. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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