MONITORING SYSTEM, MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING-TARGET APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN MONITORING PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A monitoring system comprising:
- a monitoring apparatus; and
a monitoring-target apparatus connected with the monitoring apparatus via a network,wherein;
the monitoring apparatus comprises an inquirer that inquires whether or not the monitoring-target apparatus is capable of obtaining a status thereof;
the monitoring-target apparatus comprises a responder that transmits, when the monitoring-target apparatus is in a first status in which the status is obtainable, a response to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry;
the monitoring apparatus further comprises;
a receiver that receives the response to the inquiry transmitted from the monitoring-target apparatus; and
a requester that requests the monitoring-target apparatus having transmitted the received response to obtain a statement of the monitoring-target apparatus when the receiver receives the response; and
the monitoring-target apparatus further comprises a communication controller that does not respond to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry and the monitoring-target apparatus is in a second status in which the status is not obtainable, and that maintains the monitoring-target apparatus in the second status.
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Abstract
A monitoring system includes a monitoring apparatus and a monitoring-target apparatus connected therewith via a network. The monitoring apparatus includes an inquirer that inquires as to whether or not the monitoring-target apparatus is capable of obtaining a status thereof. The monitoring-target apparatus includes a responder that transmits, when the monitoring-target apparatus is in a first status in which the status is obtainable, a response to the inquiry. The monitoring apparatus further includes a receiver that receives the response to the inquiry, and a requester that requests, when the receiver receives the response, the monitoring-target apparatus transmitted the received response to obtain the status of the monitoring-target apparatus. The monitoring-target apparatus further includes a communication controller that does not respond to the inquiry and the monitoring-target apparatus is in a second status in which the status is not obtainable, and that maintains the local monitoring-target apparatus in the second status.
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9 Claims
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1. A monitoring system comprising:
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a monitoring apparatus; and a monitoring-target apparatus connected with the monitoring apparatus via a network, wherein; the monitoring apparatus comprises an inquirer that inquires whether or not the monitoring-target apparatus is capable of obtaining a status thereof; the monitoring-target apparatus comprises a responder that transmits, when the monitoring-target apparatus is in a first status in which the status is obtainable, a response to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry; the monitoring apparatus further comprises; a receiver that receives the response to the inquiry transmitted from the monitoring-target apparatus; and a requester that requests the monitoring-target apparatus having transmitted the received response to obtain a statement of the monitoring-target apparatus when the receiver receives the response; and the monitoring-target apparatus further comprises a communication controller that does not respond to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry and the monitoring-target apparatus is in a second status in which the status is not obtainable, and that maintains the monitoring-target apparatus in the second status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A monitoring apparatus that is an external apparatus monitoring a monitoring-target apparatus comprising a responder and a communication controller,
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the responder transmits, when the monitoring-target apparatus is in a first status in which a status thereof is obtainable and the monitoring-target apparatus receives a predetermined inquiry, a response to the inquiry to the external apparatus; the communication controller does not respond to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry and the monitoring-target apparatus is in a second status in which the status is not obtainable, and that maintains the local monitoring-target apparatus in the second status; the monitoring apparatus comprises; an inquirer that performs the inquiry as to whether or not the monitoring-target apparatus is obtainable the status thereof; a receiver that receives the response to the inquiry transmitted from the monitoring-target apparatus when the monitoring-target apparatus is in the first status; and a requester that requests, when the receiver receives the response, the monitoring-target apparatus having transmitted the received request to obtain the status of the monitoring-target apparatus.
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7. A monitoring-target apparatus connected with a monitoring apparatus via a network, the monitoring apparatus comprising:
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an inquirer that performs an inquiry as to whether or not the monitoring-target apparatus is obtainable a status thereof; a receiver that receives a response to the inquiry transmitted from the monitoring-target apparatus when the monitoring-target apparatus is in a first status in which the status is obtainable; and a requester that requests, when the receiver receives the response, the monitoring-target apparatus having transmitted the received request to obtain the status of the monitoring-target apparatus, the monitoring-target apparatus comprising; a responder that transmits, when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry and the monitoring-target apparatus is in the first status, the response to the inquiry; and a communication controller that does not respond to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry from the monitoring apparatus and the monitoring-target apparatus is in a second status in which the status is not obtainable, and that maintains the local monitoring-target apparatus in the second status.
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8. A monitoring method for monitoring a monitoring-target apparatus comprising a responder and a communication controller,
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the responder transmits, when the monitoring-target apparatus is in a first status in which a status thereof is obtainable and the monitoring-target apparatus receives a predetermined inquiry, a response to the inquiry to a monitoring apparatus connected with the monitoring-target apparatus via a network; and the communication controller does not respond to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry and the monitoring-target apparatus is in a second status in which the status is not obtainable, and that maintains the local monitoring-target apparatus in the second status; the monitoring method comprises; an inquiring step for performing the inquiry as to whether or not the status of the monitoring-target apparatus is obtainable; a receiving step for receiving the response to the inquiry transmitted from the monitoring-target apparatus when the monitoring-target apparatus is in the first status; and a requesting step for requesting, when the response is received through the receiving step, the monitoring-target apparatus having transmitted the received request to obtain the status of the monitoring-target apparatus.
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9. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium having stored therein a monitoring program that causes a computer to execute a monitoring method for monitoring a monitoring-target apparatus comprising a responder and a communication controller,
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the responder transmits, when the monitoring-target apparatus is in a first status in which a status thereof is obtainable and the monitoring-target apparatus receives a predetermined inquiry, a response to the inquiry to a monitoring apparatus connected with the monitoring-target apparatus via a network; and the communication controller does not respond to the inquiry when the monitoring-target apparatus receives the inquiry and the monitoring-target apparatus is in a second status in which the status is not obtainable, and that maintains the local monitoring-target apparatus in the second status; the monitoring program causes the computer to execute; performing the inquiry as to whether or not the status of the monitoring-target apparatus is obtainable; receiving the response to the inquiry transmitted from the monitoring-target apparatus when the monitoring-target apparatus is in the first status; and requesting, when the response is received, the monitoring-target apparatus having transmitted the received request to obtain the status of the monitoring-target apparatus.
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