Equipment management system and method
First Claim
1. An equipment management system for managing equipment by an equipment management apparatus for acquiring management information from the equipment and a central management apparatus for centrally managing management information making packet data communication via a network over which a data processor is connected, the central management apparatus comprising:
- a transmission controller for transmitting the data processor in advance packet data containing connection check data addressed to a newly installed equipment management apparatus, the equipment management apparatus comprising;
a reception controller for acquiring the packet data containing the connection check data transmitted to the apparatus from the data processor before starting equipment management.
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Abstract
A management center computer transmits to Internet in advance an E-mail containing connection check data addressed to a data terminal newly installed. Then, the data terminal newly installed receives the E-mail containing the connection check data addressed to the terminal itself after the installation work has completed and before starting management of the copying machine. Upon receipt of this E-mail, connection check of the newly installed data terminal is made.
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16 Claims
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1. An equipment management system for managing equipment by an equipment management apparatus for acquiring management information from the equipment and a central management apparatus for centrally managing management information making packet data communication via a network over which a data processor is connected, the central management apparatus comprising:
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a transmission controller for transmitting the data processor in advance packet data containing connection check data addressed to a newly installed equipment management apparatus, the equipment management apparatus comprising;
a reception controller for acquiring the packet data containing the connection check data transmitted to the apparatus from the data processor before starting equipment management. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An equipment management method for managing equipment by an equipment management apparatus for acquiring management information from equipment and a central management apparatus for centrally managing management information making packet data communication via a network over which a data processor is connected, the equipment management method comprising the steps of:
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the central management apparatus transmitting to the data processor in advance, packet data containing connection check data addressed to an equipment management apparatus newly installed;
the equipment management apparatus acquiring from the data processor, packet data containing the connection check data transmitted to the apparatus itself before starting equipment management; and
starting equipment management, after the connection check data has been normally acquired by the equipment management apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An equipment management method for managing equipment by an equipment management apparatus for acquiring management information from equipment and a central management apparatus for centrally managing management information making communication in accordance with a first communication system or a second communication system, the equipment management method comprising the steps of:
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registering information concerning an equipment management apparatus to be newly installed at the central management apparatus;
determining whether a communication system between the newly installed equipment management apparatus and the central management apparatus is a first communication system or a second communication system; and
in the case where the communication system is the first communication system, the central management apparatus transmitting connection check data addressed to the equipment management apparatus without receiving initial transmission data from the equipment management apparatus to be newly installed, and in the case where the communication system is the second communication system, the central management apparatus transmitting the connection check data addressed to the equipment management apparatus in response to reception of the initial transmission data from the equipment management apparatus to be newly installed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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