US 2010/0064037 A1Published application

Group management apparatus and group management system

AssigneeDaikin Industries, Ltd.

InventorsYoshihiko Murakami, Toshihiro Kanbara, Naotake Shimozu

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Abstract

A first management apparatus that is connected to a first equipment device group including a plurality of first equipment devices centrally manages the first equipment devices. A second management apparatus connected to a second equipment device group including a plurality of second equipment devices separate from the plurality of first equipment devices centrally manages the second equipment devices. A group management apparatus connected to the first and second management apparatus centrally manages the first and second equipment device groups. The first and second management apparatus include first and second management programs to centrally manage the first and second equipment devices. The group management apparatus includes a group management program for centrally managing the first and second equipment device groups.

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Dependent claims

A group management system comprising:

a first management apparatus configured to be connected to a first equipment device group including a plurality of first equipment devices, the first management apparatus being configured to centrally manage the first equipment devices of the first equipment device group;
a second management apparatus configured to be connected to a second equipment device group including a plurality of second equipment devices separate from the plurality of first equipment devices, the second management apparatus being configured to centrally manage the second equipment devices of the second equipment device group;
and
a group management apparatus connected to the first and second management apparatuses, the group management apparatus being configured to centrally manage the first and second equipment device groups,
the first and second management apparatus including first and second management programs configured to centrally manage the first and second equipment devices of the first and second equipment device groups, respectively, and
the group management apparatus including a group management program configured to centrally manage the first and second equipment device groups.

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A group management apparatus configured to be connected to

a first management apparatus connected to a first equipment device group including a plural equipment devices, the first management apparatus centrally managing the first equipment devices of the first equipment device group using a first management program thereof, and
a second management apparatus connected to a second equipment device group including a plurality of second equipment devices separate from the plurality of first equipment devices, the second management apparatus centrally managing the second equipment devices of the second equipment device group using a second management program thereof,
the group management apparatus being configured to centrally manage the first and second equipment device groups,
the group management apparatus comprising:
a group management memory unit configured to store a group management program that is different from the first and second management programs, the group management program being used to centrally manage the first and second equipment device groups;
and
a group management control unit configured to execute the group management program to centrally manage the first and second equipment device groups.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.