Remote management system and method

A data broadcasting apparatus comprising:

• a communication unit configured to receive a job control command packet to control a job for a class of a plurality of remote management target devices, the job control command packet transmitted through a network from a remote management server;
• a remote management broadcast data generator configured to receive the job control command packet from the communication unit and to generate broadcast data including a job control command included in the job control command packet;
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• a broadcast data transmitter configured to receive the broadcast data from the remote management broadcast data generator and to transmit the broadcast data.

A remote management target device comprising:

• a broadcast data receiver configured to receive broadcast data transmitted from a data broadcasting apparatus, the broadcast data including a job control command for remote management;
• a broadcast data decoder configured to receive the broadcast data from the broadcast data receiver, to extract a first job control command packet from the broadcast data, and to output the extracted first job control command packet;
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• a remote management corresponding unit configured to receive the first job control command packet from the broadcast data decoder and to analyze the first job control command packet.

A remote management method performed by a remote management server connected to a plurality of remote management target devices through a network, the remote management method comprising:

• (a) storing in a job table database a plurality of job tables, in which are recorded a plurality of jobs to be executed by one or more of the plurality of remote management target devices;
• (b) receiving a job request signal for one or more of the plurality of remote management target devices, generating, when the job is common to a class of the plurality of remote management target devices, a first job description describing the content of a job corresponding to the job request signal and a first control signal, generating, when the job is to be executed individually by one or more remote management target devices of the plurality of remote management target devices, a second job description describing the content of the job and a second control signal, and storing the first job description and the second job description in the job table database;
• (c) in response to the first control signal, reading the content of the job described in the first job description from the job table database and generating a first job control command packet;
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• (d) in response to the second control signal, reading the content of the job described in the second job description from the job table database and generating a second job control command packet.

A remote management method using a data broadcasting apparatus, the remote management method comprising:

• (a) receiving a job control command packet transmitted from a remote management server through a network, the job control command packet transmitted to control a job for a class of a plurality of remote management target devices;
• (b) receiving the job control command packet and generating broadcast data, including a job control command included in the job control command packet;
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• (c) receiving and transmitting the broadcast data.

A remote management method performed by a remote management target device, the remote management method comprising:

• (a) receiving broadcast data transmitted from a data broadcasting apparatus, the broadcast data including a job control command for remote management;
• (b) extracting the job control command from the broadcast data, and outputting a first job control command packet;
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• (c) analyzing the first job control command packet.

A computer readable recording medium in which is recorded a program to perform a remote management method using a remote management server connected to a plurality of remote management target devices, the remote management method comprising:

• storing in a job table database a plurality of job tables in which are recorded a plurality of jobs to be executed by one or more remote management target devices of the plurality of remote management target devices;
• receiving a job request signal for one or more remote management target devices of the plurality of remote management target devices, generating, when the job is common to a class of the plurality of remote management target devices, a first job description describing the content of a job corresponding to the job request signal and a first control signal, generating, when the job is to be executed individually by one or more of the plurality of remote management target devices, a second job description describing the content of the job and a second control signal, and storing the first job description and the second job description in the job table database;
• in response to the first control signal, reading the content of the job described in the first job description from the job table database and generating a first job control command packet;
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• in response to the second control signal, reading the content of the job described in the second job description from the job table database and generating a second job control command packet.

A computer readable recording medium in which is recorded a program for performing a remote management method using a data broadcasting apparatus, the remote management method comprising:

• receiving a job control command packet to control a job of a plurality of remote management target devices, the job control command packet transmitted from a remote management server through a network;
• generating broadcast data including a job control command included in the job control command packet;
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• transmitting the broadcast data.

A computer readable recording medium in which is recorded a program for performing a remote management method using a remote management target device, the remote management method comprising:

• receiving broadcast data transmitted from a data broadcasting apparatus, the broadcast data including a job control command for remote management;
• extracting a first job control command from the broadcast data, and outputting the extracted first job control command packet;
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• analyzing the first job control command packet.