SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

• US 20140075020A1
• Filed: 09/06/2013
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Masato Takahashi, Yohei Ando, Yuya Akimoto
• Inventors: TAKAHASHI, Masato, Ando, Yohei, Akimoto, Yuya
• Application Number:
  US14/020,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20140075020A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3013 where the computing system is an embedded system, i.e. a combination of hardware and software dedicated to perform a certain function in mobile devices, printers, automotive or aircraft systems testing or monitoring of control systems or parts thereof G05B23/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3058 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring environmental properties or parameters of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring of power, currents, temperature, humidity, position, vibrations thermal management in cooling arrangements of a computing system G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3062 where the monitored property is the power consumption power management in a computing system G06F1/3203
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00 Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof

Abstract

A storage unit of a server device stores first identification information on a power feeding device and stores a layout drawing. The layout drawing is a drawing in which a first image indicating the power feeding device is located at a first position that corresponds to the positional information in the real space. A receiving unit receives, from the power feeding device, first data that includes the first identification information on the power feeding device and second identification information on an information processing apparatus to which the power feeding device feeds the electric power. An update unit updates the layout drawing by locating a second image indicating the information processing apparatus identified by the received second identification information at a second position that is within a predetermined area of the first position of the power feeding device identified by the first identification information included in the first data.

Claims

1. A server device comprising:

a storage unit that stores first identification information on a power feeding device and that stores a layout drawing that has a first image located at a first position, the power feeding device being connected to the server device via a network and feeding electric power to an information processing apparatus that is connected to the server device via a network, the first image indicating the power feeding device that is identified by the first identification information, and the first position corresponding to positional information in a real space;

a receiving unit that receives, from the power feeding device, first data that includes the first identification information on the power feeding device and that includes second identification information on the information processing apparatus that has its electric power fed by the power feeding device;

an update unit that updates the layout drawing by locating a second image at a second position on the layout drawing, the second image indicating the information processing apparatus that is identified by the second identification information included in the received first data, and the second position being within a predetermined area of the first position of the power feeding device that is identified by the first identification information included in the first data, and

a transmitting unit that transmits the layout drawing to the information processing apparatus at least when the layout drawing is updated.

2. The server device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit receives, from the power feeding device, the first data that includes the first identification information on the power feeding device and the second identification information on the information processing apparatus to which the power feeding device has started to feed electric power.

3. The server device according to claim 1, wherein

the storage unit further stores, in a related manner, the second identification information, the first identification information on the power feeding device that feeds electric power to the information processing apparatus identified by the second identification information, and device information about the information processing apparatus identified by the second identification information, and

the update unit updates the layout drawing by locating the second image at the second position on the layout drawing, the second image including the device information that is related to the second identification information.

4. The server device according to claim 3, wherein the device information includes at least one of an operation status of the information processing apparatus identified by the second identification information, a type of the information processing apparatus, and an owner of the information processing apparatus.

5. An information processing method performed by a server device, the information processing method comprising:

receiving, from a power feeding device, first data that includes first identification information on the power feeding device and that includes second identification information on an information processing apparatus that has its electric power fed by the power feeding device, the power feeding device being connected to the server device via a network and feeding electric power to the information processing apparatus that is connected to the server device via a network,

updating a layout drawing that is stored in a storage unit, the storage unit storing, in a related manner, the first identification information and the layout drawing that has a first image located at a first position, the first image indicating the power feeding device that is identified by the first identification information, the first position corresponding to positional information in a real space, the layout drawing being updated by locating a second image at a second position on the layout drawing, the second image indicating the information processing apparatus that is identified by the second identification information included in the received first data, and the second position being within a predetermined area of the first position of the power feeding device that is identified by the first identification information included in the first data; and

transmitting the layout drawing to the information processing apparatus at least when the layout drawing is updated.

6. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer readable program codes, performed by a server device, the program codes when executed causing the server device to execute:

receiving, from a power feeding device, first data that includes first identification information on the power feeding device and that includes second identification information on an information processing apparatus that has its electric power fed by the power feeding device, the power feeding device being connected to the server device via a network and feeding electric power to the information processing apparatus that is connected to the server device via a network,

updating a layout drawing that is stored in a storage unit, the storage unit storing, in a related manner, the first identification information and the layout drawing that has a first image located at a first position, the first image indicating the power feeding device that is identified by the first identification information, the first position corresponding to positional information in a real space, the layout drawing being updated by locating a second image at a second position on the layout drawing, the second image indicating the information processing apparatus that is identified by the second identification information included in the received first data, and the second position being within a predetermined area of the first position of the power feeding device that is identified by the first identification information included in the first data; and

transmitting the layout drawing to the information processing apparatus at least when the layout drawing is updated.