US 2010/0169468 A1 · NETWORK DEVICE MANAGEMENT UNIT, NETWORK DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT UNIT

Abstract

A network device management unit manages a first network device, communicable with a second network device, managed by a counterpart network device management unit, in a network environment. The network device management includes a device information storage, a communication-start information, a network device management information operation unit, an available function information acquisition unit, and a display-information generator. The device information storage stores network device management information of the first network device. The communication-start information acquisition unit obtains communication-start information when the first and second network devices start to communicate. The network device management information operation unit lets the counterpart network device management unit to obtain the network device management information of the first network device. The available function information acquisition unit obtains available function information of the second network device. The display-information generator generates networked-device-function information corresponds to the obtained available function information.

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Dependent claims

A network device management unit to manage a first network device connectable to and operable in a network environment, the first network device communicable with a second network device disposed on the network and managed by a counterpart network device management unit, the second network device used as a counterpart network device for the first network device,

the network device management unit comprising:
a device information storage to store network device management information set for the first network device;
a communication-start information acquisition unit to obtain communication-start information when the first and second network devices start to communicate with each other;
a network device management information operation unit to let the counterpart network device management unit, managing the second network device, obtain the network device management information of the first network device after the communication-start information is obtained;
an available function information acquisition unit to obtain available function information, providable by the second network device managed by the counterpart network device management unit, after the communication-start information is obtained;
and
a display-information generator to generate networked-device-function information as displayable information based on the obtained available function information, the networked-device-function information corresponding to the obtained available function information.

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A network device management system to manage communication of network devices on a network environment, comprising:

a first network device connected to and operated with the network;
a first network device management unit to manage the first network device;
a second network device, connected to and operated with the network, communicable with the first network device, the second network device being used as a counterpart network device for the first network device;
a second network device management unit to manage the second network device, the second network device management unit being used as a counterpart network device management unit for the first network device management unit;
a communication management unit to notify a communication start between the first network device and the second network device to the first network device management unit,
wherein the first network device management unit comprises:
a device information storage to store network device management information set for the first network device;
a network device management information transmitting unit to transmit the network device management information of the first network device to the second network device management unit upon a notification from the communication management unit;
an available function information acquisition unit to obtain available function information, providable by the second network device unit, upon a notification from the communication management unit;
and
a display-information generator to generate networked-device-function information as displayable information based on the obtained available function information, the networked-device-function information corresponding to the obtained available function information.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Network device management unit, network device management system and communication management unit

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Network device management unit, network device management system and communication management unit

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