INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, RESOURCE IDENTIFYING PROGRAM, AND RESOURCE IDENTIFYING METHOD

• US 20090228477A1
• Filed: 01/09/2009
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Matsubara, Masazumi, Watanabe, Yukihiro, Matsumoto, Yasuhide, Shimada, Kuniaki, Wada, Yuji, Katsuno, Akira
• Granted Patent: US 8,392,524 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/256 in federated or virtual databases

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit which acquires a related resource having a predetermined relation to an unfixed resource which is unfixed from among a plurality of fixed resources; and an identifying unit which searches the plurality of fixed resources for the acquired related resource and a resource different from the related resource having the predetermined relation as resources to identify the resources to be identified and the unfixed resource.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit which acquires a related resource having a predetermined relation to an unfixed resource serving as a resource which is unfixed from a plurality of fixed resources; and

an identifying unit which searches the plurality of fixed resources for the acquired related resource and a resource different from the related resource having the predetermined relation as resources to be identified to identify the resources to be identified and the unfixed resource.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the resource is a device connected to a network, and the predetermined relation is a relation representing a specific device to which the device is connected through the network.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a calculating unit which calculates a concordance rate representing a rate of matching between at least one piece of defining information which defines the resource to be identified and at least one piece of defining information which defines the unfixed resource.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first merging unit which, when the calculated concordance rate exceeds a predetermined threshold value, merges the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second merging unit which displays the calculated concordance rate, selects whether the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource are merged, and, when a selection result is “

allowed”

, merges the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the resource is a server, and the predetermined relation is a relation between the server and an application installed in the server.

7. A recording medium on which a resource identifying program which is executed by a computer is recorded, the resource identifying program causing a computer to perform a process comprising:

acquiring a related resource having a predetermined relation to an unfixed resource serving as a resource which is unfixed from a plurality of fixed resources; and

searching the plurality of fixed resources for the acquired related resource and a resource different from the related resource having the predetermined relation as resources to be identified to identify the resources to be identified and the unfixed resource.

8. The recording medium on which a resource identifying program is recorded, according to claim 7, wherein

the resource is a device connected to a network, and the predetermined relation is a relation representing a specific device to which the device is connected through the network.

9. The recording medium on which a resource identifying program is recorded, according to claim 7, further comprising:

calculating a concordance rate representing a rate of matching between at least one piece of defining information which defines the resource to be identified and at least one piece of defining information which defines the unfixed resource.

10. The recording medium on which a resource identifying program is recorded, according to claim 9, further comprising:

when the calculated concordance rate exceeds a predetermined threshold value, merging the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource.

11. The recording medium on which a resource identifying program is recorded, according to claim 9, further comprising:

displaying the calculated concordance rate, selecting whether the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource are merged, and, when a selection result is “

allowed”

, merging the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource.

12. The recording medium on which a resource identifying program is recorded, according to claim 7, wherein

the resource is a server, and the predetermined relation is a relation between the server and an application installed in the server.

13. A resource identifying method comprising

acquiring a related resource having a predetermined relation to an unfixed resource serving as a resource which is unfixed from a plurality of fixed resources;

and

searching the plurality of fixed resources for the acquired related resource and a resource different from the related resource having the predetermined relation as resources to be identified to identify the resources to be identified and the unfixed resource.

14. The resource identifying method according to claim 13, wherein

the resource is a device connected to a network, and the predetermined relation is a relation representing a specific device to which the device is connected through the network.

15. The resource identifying method according to claim 13, further comprising:

calculating a concordance rate representing a rate of matching between at least one piece of defining information which defines the resource to be identified and at least one piece of defining information which defines the unfixed resource.

16. The resource identifying method according to claim 15, further comprising:

when the calculated concordance rate exceeds a predetermined threshold value, merging the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource.

17. The resource identifying method according to claim 15, further comprising:

displaying the calculated concordance rate, selecting whether the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource are merged, and, when a selection result is “

allowed”

, merging the defining information of the resource to be identified and the defining information of the unfixed resource.

18. The resource identifying method according to claim 13, wherein

the resource is a server, and the predetermined relation is a relation between the server and an application installed in the server.