DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. A device management apparatus that manages a device, the device management apparatus comprising:
- a contract information acquiring unit that acquires contract information on quality assurance of the device;
a state information acquiring unit that acquires state information indicating a state of the device;
a determining unit that determines whether the state of the device satisfies a content of a contract based on the contract information and the state information; and
a notifying unit that notifies a determination result.
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Abstract
A device management apparatus manages a device. The device management apparatus includes a contract information acquiring unit that acquires contract information on quality assurance of the device; a state information acquiring unit that acquires state information indicating a state of the device; a determining unit that determines whether the state of the device satisfies a content of a contract based on the contract information and the state information; and a notifying unit that notifies a determination result.
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1. A device management apparatus that manages a device, the device management apparatus comprising:
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a contract information acquiring unit that acquires contract information on quality assurance of the device; a state information acquiring unit that acquires state information indicating a state of the device; a determining unit that determines whether the state of the device satisfies a content of a contract based on the contract information and the state information; and a notifying unit that notifies a determination result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device management system that manages a device, the device management system comprising:
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a contract information storage unit that stores therein contract information on quality assurance of the device; a contract information acquiring unit that acquires the contract information from the contract information storage unit; a state information acquiring unit that acquires state information indicating a state of the device; a determining unit that determines whether the state of the device satisfies a content of a contract based on the contract information and the state information; and a notifying unit that notifies a determination result.
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13. A device management system that manages a device, the device management system comprising:
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a device management apparatus that manages the device; a contract information storage device that stores therein contract information on quality assurance of the device; a contract information acquiring unit that acquires the contract information from the contract information storage device; a state information acquiring unit that acquires state information indicating a state of the device; a determining unit that determines whether the state of the device satisfies a content of a contract based on the contract information and the state information; and a notifying unit that notifies a determination result.
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