Device management system, device management terminal, network device, terminal program, device program, and device management method

A device management terminal connected to a network device so that it can communicate with the network device, comprising

• a module storing section for storing function provision module that is applied to said network device to provide it with functions, a device information receiving section for receiving device information regarding said network device, a function determining section for determining a function provision module that has a function available to said network device based on said device information received by said device information receiving section, a module reading section for reading the function provision module determined by said function determining section from said module storing section, and a module sending section for sending said function provision module read by said module reading section to said network device.

A network device connected to a device management terminal so that they can communicate with each other, comprising

• a device information storing section for storing the device information regarding a network device, a device information sending section for sending the device information stored by said device information storing section to said device management terminal, a module receiving section for receiving a function provision module that is applied to the network device to provide it with a function, and a module executing section for executing the function provision module received by said module receiving section.

A programmable computer that is connected to a network device so that they can communicate with each other, comprising:

• said computer having a memory containing a terminal program for causing said computer to execute processing that is realized as a device information receiving section for receiving device information regarding said network device, a function determining section for determining a function provision module that has a function available to said network device based on said device information received by said device information receiving section, a module reading section for reading the function provision module determined by said function determining section from said module reading section, and a module sending section for sending said function provision module read by said module reading section to said network device.

A programmable computer that is connected to a network device so that they can communicate with each other, comprising:

• said computer having a memory containing a terminal program causing said computer to execute processing that is realized as a device information sending section for sending device information stored by a device information storing section to a device management terminal, a module receiving section for receiving a function provision module that is applied to the computer to provide it with a function, and a module executing section for executing the function provision module received by said module receiving section.

A device management method for connecting a network device so that it can communicate and managing said network device, comprising:

• when device information regarding said network device is received, functions available to said network device are determined based on the device information, and based on the determination, a function provision module that is applied to said network device to provide it with a function is sent to said network device.