Network-management device, network-management method, and computer program product

• US 8,869,034 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2013
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Yamashita, Akihiro
• Primary Examiner(s): SALOMON, PHENUEL S
• Application Number:
  US14/072,095
• Publication Number:
  US 20140068447A1
• Time in Patent Office: 350 Days
• Field of Search: 715/736, 709/223, 709/224
• US Class Current: 715/734
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0253 using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

A network-management device includes a map storing unit and a map state storing unit. The map storing unit stores therein a map created based on information on network devices. The map state storing unit stores therein a creation state indicating that creation of the map is in process or completed in association with the map. When creation of the map is in process, disclosure of the map is prohibited, and all the network devices are notified that creation of the map is in process. When creation of the map is completed, it is checked whether all the network devices are laid out on the map. When all the network devices are laid out on the map, disclosure of the map is permitted.

Claims

1. A management device, comprising:

a device-information storing unit that stores device information;

an operation control unit that controls information to be displayed on a display unit based on receipt of display information for the device information; and

a display-information creating unit that creates the display information in accordance with a request, the display information being created as first display information used to display the device information in a list or second display information used to display the device information arranged on a map,

wherein when the request selects the second display information, the display-information creating unit creates the display information in accordance with a creation state of the second display information, and the creation state depends on each of a plurality of networks in which devices corresponding to the device information reside,

the second display information is used to display the device information in a map format at coordinates corresponding to the device information,

when the request selects the second display information and creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is complete, the display information creating unit creates the display information as the second display information, and

when the request selects the second display information and creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is not complete, the display-information creating unit creates the display information as a notice indicating that creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is not complete instead of the second display information.

2. The management device according to claim 1, wherein the second display information and the creation state are displayed together.

3. The management device according to claim 1, wherein the management device prohibits display of the second display information when the creation state indicates that creation of the second display information is not complete.

4. The management device according to claim 1, wherein the management device stores network domains of the plurality of networks in association with corresponding creation state data.

5. A management method, comprising:

storing device information in a device information storing unit;

controlling information to be displayed on a display unit based on receipt of display information for the device information; and

creating the display information in accordance with a request, the display information being created as first display information used to display the device information in a list or second display information used to display the device information arranged on a map,

wherein when the request selects the second display information, the display information is created in accordance with a creation state of the second display information, and the creation state depends on each of a plurality of networks in which devices corresponding to the device information reside,

the second display information is used to display the device information in a map format at coordinates corresponding to the device information,

when the request selects the second display information and creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is complete, the display information is created as the second display information, and

when the request selects the second display information and creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is not complete, the display information is created as a notice indicating that creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is not complete instead of the second display information.

6. The management method according to claim 5, wherein the second display information and the creation state are displayed together.

7. The management method according to claim 5, further comprising prohibiting display of the second display information when the creation state indicates that creation of the second display information is not complete.

8. A system comprising:

a display device; and

a management device that includes

a device-information storing unit that stores device information,

an operation control unit that controls information to be displayed on the display device based on receipt of display information for the device information, and

a display-information creating unit that creates the display information in accordance with a request, the display information being created as first display information used to display the device information in a list or second display information used to display the device information arranged on a map,

wherein when the request selects the second display information, the display-information creating unit creates the display information in accordance with a creation state of the second display information, and the creation state depends on each of a plurality of networks in which devices corresponding to the device information reside,

the second display information is used to display the device information in a map format at coordinates corresponding to the device information,

when the request selects the second display information and creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is complete, the display information creating unit creates the display information as the second display information, and

when the request selects the second display information and creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is not complete, the display-information creating unit creates the display information as a notice indicating that creation of the coordinates corresponding to the device information is not complete instead of the second display information.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the second display information and the creation state are displayed together.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein the management device prohibits display of the second display information when the creation state indicates that creation of the second display information is not complete.