Device layout management apparatus, method, and storage medium

A method of managing a device using a device layout management apparatus, comprising the steps of:

• storing layout drawing data, including layout information of a building network, in a layout drawing data storage unit;
• storing device data, including a location of a device, in a device data storage unit;
• displaying the layout drawing which includes layout of the building network and location of the device based on the layout drawing data stored in the layout drawing data storage unit and the device data stored in the device data storage unit using the layout drawing display unit;
• acquiring the device data stored in the device;
• comparing device data acquired in the acquiring step with either layout drawing data stored in the layout drawing data storage unit or device data stored in the device data storage unit, and determining whether or not both sets of layout information coincide;
• and
• reporting to the device layout management apparatus a change in the location of the device in a case in which it is determined in the comparing step that both sets of layout information do not coincide.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to implement a method of managing a device using a device layout management apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing layout drawing data, including layout information of a building network, in a layout drawing data storage unit;
• storing device data, including a location of a device, in a device data storage unit;
• displaying the layout drawing which includes layout of the building network and location of the device based on the layout drawing data stored in the layout drawing data storage unit and the device data stored in the device data storage unit using the layout drawing display unit;
• acquiring the device data stored in the device;
• and
• comparing device data acquired in the acquiring step with either layout drawing data stored in the layout drawing data storage unit or device data stored in the device data storage unit, and determining whether or not both sets of layout information coincide.