Remote maintenance/management system for SIP device

An information communication device implemented with a communication protocol used to execute a device function, comprising:

• a communication protocol processing unit for transmitting and receiving maintenance/management information for maintenance/management in accordance with the same communication protocol as device function information for the device function;
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• a maintenance/management processing unit for executing maintenance/management control in accordance with maintenance/management information.

A maintenance/management device for performing maintenance/management for an information communication device implemented with a communication protocol used to execute a device function from a remote location, said device comprising:

• a communication protocol processing unit for transmitting and receiving maintenance/management information to/from the information communication device in accordance with the communication protocol;
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• a maintenance/management processing unit for instructing the information communication device to execute the maintenance/management control in accordance with the maintenance/management information.

A remote maintenance/management method for performing maintenance/management for an information communication device implemented with a communication protocol used to execute a device function from a remote location, said method comprising:

• a step of transmitting and receiving maintenance/management information between a maintenance/management device and the information communication device in accordance with the communication protocol so that the maintenance/management device instructs the information communication device to execute maintenance/management control;
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• a step of executing the maintenance/management control instructed from the maintenance/management device in the information communication device.