DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS
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1. A device management apparatus for managing a network-connected device including an RFID tag, said device management apparatus comprising:
- a management information generation part configured to generate device location information indicating a location of the network-connected device, based on at least one detection signal from an RFID sensor indicating a location of the RFID tag, the detection signal being communicated to the device management apparatus via the network; and
a device installer configured to register a device location attribute corresponding to the network-connected device, wherein the device installer automatically registers the device location information generated by the management information generation part as the device location attribute corresponding to the network-connected device.
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for managing network-connected devices that employ an RFID tag.
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1. A device management apparatus for managing a network-connected device including an RFID tag, said device management apparatus comprising:
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a management information generation part configured to generate device location information indicating a location of the network-connected device, based on at least one detection signal from an RFID sensor indicating a location of the RFID tag, the detection signal being communicated to the device management apparatus via the network; and a device installer configured to register a device location attribute corresponding to the network-connected device, wherein the device installer automatically registers the device location information generated by the management information generation part as the device location attribute corresponding to the network-connected device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for managing a network-connected device by a device management apparatus, the network-connected device including an RFID tag, said method comprising:
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generating device location information indicating a location of the network-connected device, based on at least one detection signal from an RFID sensor indicating a location of the RFID tag, the detection signal being communicated to the device management apparatus via the network; and automatically registering the device location information as a device location attribute corresponding to the network-connected device, by a device installer of the device management apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device management system comprising:
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a network-connected device including an RFID tag; an RFID sensor; and a device management apparatus including; a management information generation part configured to generate device location information indicating a location of the network-connected device, based on at least one detection signal from the RFID sensor indicating a location of the RFID tag; and a device installer configured to register a device location attribute corresponding to the network-connected device, wherein the device installer automatically registers the device location information generated by the management information generation part as the device location attribute corresponding to the network-connected device.
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