Method and apparatus for creating map template and method and apparatus for managing devices using map template

A method of managing devices located in a building using a map template, the method comprising:

• searching for one or more devices in the building to be managed;
• selecting a map template that represents an interior structure of the building in which the one or more devices found as a result of the searching are located;
• and
• arranging the one or more found devices at predetermined positions in the selected map template.

An apparatus to manage devices located in a building using a map template, the apparatus comprising:

• a searching unit to search for one or more devices in the building to be managed;
• a map template selecting unit to select a map template that represents an interior structure of the building in which the one or more devices found by the searching unit are located;
• and
• a device managing unit to arrange the one or more found devices at predetermined position in the selected map template.

A method of managing devices located in a building using a map template, the method comprising:

• searching for one or more devices in the building to be managed;
• creating a map template that represents an interior structure of the building in which the found one or more devices are located;
• and
• arranging the one or more found devices at predetermined positions in the selected map template.