Method and apparatus for managing network devices
First Claim
1. A server apparatus for managing at least one managed network device connected to a network, comprising:
- a storage component that stores location information indicating locations of providing sites that provide categorized operational state information associated with the managed network device and a status of the managed network device, wherein different information storage units corresponding to respective location information stored in the storage component store and provide different categorized operational state information, respectively;
a generation component that generates an electrical message;
a monitoring component that monitors status information of the managed network device by communicating with the managed network device;
a determination component that determines whether a change in the operational state of said managed network device has occurred in accordance with the status information monitored by said monitoring component;
a specifying component that specifies a category of the monitored status information;
a creating component that creates categorized state information according to the specified category;
an acquiring component that acquires one of the corresponding location information from among the plurality of different location information stored in said storage component based on the specified category, and that provides the acquired location information to said generation component; and
a sending control component that controls a process of sending the electrical message generated by said generation component to a predetermined address,wherein said acquiring component acquires the location information from said storage component when said determination component determines that a change of operational state of said managed network device has occurred, and the generation component generates the electrical message so as to contain the acquired location information associated with the categorized state information of the managed network device when it is determined by the determination component that a change in the operational state has occurred, andwherein the electrical message is sent by the sending control component to a user'"'"'s computer corresponding to the predetermined address such that the location information can be used by a displaying application in the user'"'"'s computer to acquire the categorized state information related to the managed network device from the providing site corresponding to the location information.
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Abstract
A sever manages a network device connected to a network by storing location information of a providing site that provides state information associated with the network device and a status of the network device. The server determines whether a change in state of the network device has occurred by communicating with the network device, and if so, acquires the stored location information. Then, the server generates an electrical message (an e-mail message, for example) which contains the acquired location information associated with the network device and the determined state of the network device. The electrical message is sent by the server to a user'"'"'s computer related to a predetermined address such tat the location information can be used by a displaying application in the user'"'"'s computer to acquire information related to the network device.
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31 Claims
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1. A server apparatus for managing at least one managed network device connected to a network, comprising:
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a storage component that stores location information indicating locations of providing sites that provide categorized operational state information associated with the managed network device and a status of the managed network device, wherein different information storage units corresponding to respective location information stored in the storage component store and provide different categorized operational state information, respectively; a generation component that generates an electrical message; a monitoring component that monitors status information of the managed network device by communicating with the managed network device; a determination component that determines whether a change in the operational state of said managed network device has occurred in accordance with the status information monitored by said monitoring component; a specifying component that specifies a category of the monitored status information; a creating component that creates categorized state information according to the specified category; an acquiring component that acquires one of the corresponding location information from among the plurality of different location information stored in said storage component based on the specified category, and that provides the acquired location information to said generation component; and a sending control component that controls a process of sending the electrical message generated by said generation component to a predetermined address, wherein said acquiring component acquires the location information from said storage component when said determination component determines that a change of operational state of said managed network device has occurred, and the generation component generates the electrical message so as to contain the acquired location information associated with the categorized state information of the managed network device when it is determined by the determination component that a change in the operational state has occurred, and wherein the electrical message is sent by the sending control component to a user'"'"'s computer corresponding to the predetermined address such that the location information can be used by a displaying application in the user'"'"'s computer to acquire the categorized state information related to the managed network device from the providing site corresponding to the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method performed by a server apparatus for managing at least one network device connected to a network, comprising the steps of:
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storing, in a storage component of the server apparatus, location information indicating locations of providing sites that provide categorized operational state information associated with the managed network device and a status of the managed network device, wherein different information storage units corresponding to respective location information stored in the storage component store and provide different categorized operational state information, respectively; generating an electrical message; monitoring status information of the managed network device by communicating with the managed network device; determining whether a change in the operational state of said managed network device has occurred in accordance with the status information monitored by said monitoring step; specifying a category of the monitored status information; creating categorized state information according to the specified category; acquiring one of the corresponding location information from among the plurality of different location information stored in the storing step based on the specified category, and providing the acquired location information to the generating step when the determining step determines that a change of operational state of said managed network device has occurred; and sending the electrical message generated by the generating step to a predetermined address, wherein the electrical message is generated in the generating step so as to contain the acquired location information associated with categorized state information of the managed network device when it is determined in the determining step that a change in the operational state has occurred, and wherein the electrical message is sent by the sending step to a user'"'"'s computer corresponding to the predetermined address such that the location information can be used by a displaying application in the user'"'"'s computer to acquire the categorized state information related to the managed network device from the providing site corresponding to the location information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer readable storage medium on which is stored a computer readable program executed by a server for managing at least one managed network device connected to a network, said computer program comprising code for executing the steps of:
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storing, in a storage component of the server apparatus, location information indicating locations of providing sites that provide categorized operational state information associated with the managed network device and a status of the managed network device, wherein different information storage units corresponding to respective location information stored in the storage component store and provide different categorized operational state information, respectively; generating an electrical message; monitoring status information of the managed network device by communicating with the managed network device; determining whether a change in the operational state of said managed network device has occurred in accordance with the status information monitored by said monitoring step; specifying a category of the monitored status information; creating categorized state information according to the specified category; acquiring one of the corresponding location information from among the plurality of different location information stored in the storing step based on the specified category, and providing the acquired location information to the generating step when the determining step determines that a change of operational state of said managed network device has occurred; and sending the electrical message generated by the generating step to a predetermined address wherein the electrical message is generated in the generating step so as to contain the acquired location information associated with categorized state information of the managed network device when it is determined in the determining step that a change in the operational state has occurred, and wherein the electrical message is sent by the sending step to a user'"'"'s computer corresponding to the predetermined address such that the location information can be used by a displaying application in the user'"'"'s computer to acquire the categorized state information related to the managed network device from the providing site corresponding to the location information. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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