Apparatus, method of managing a system, and computer program product
AssigneeBuffalo Inc.
InventorsMasanao Tsuzuki, Goki Ichikawa
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Abstract
A apparatus manages a system including a gateway device, a first device and a second device. The apparatus obtains configuration information and connected device identification information with respect to at least one device, obtains software from a server, and applies the software to the device.
Claims19
An apparatus configured to manage a system including a gateway device, a first device connected with the gateway device and a second device that is connected with the first device and has a greater number of devices intervening before the gateway device than the first device, the apparatus comprising:
- a configuration information acquirer that acquires configuration information and connected device identification information from a first target device that is at least one of the gateway device, the first device and the second device, wherein the configuration information includes information indicating a type of a connection interface included in the first target device and device identification information identifying the first target device, and the connected device identification information identifies a device connected to the first target device;
- a software acquirer that acquires software to be applied to at least the first target device from a server based on the obtained configuration information, wherein the server is connected with the apparatus via a network;
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- a software application controller that applies the acquired software to the first target device.
A method of managing a system by using an apparatus having a display, wherein the system comprises a gateway device, a first device connected with the gateway device and a second device that is connected with the first device and has a greater number of devices intervening before the gateway device than the first device, the method comprising:
- acquiring, by the apparatus, configuration information and connected device identification information from a first target device that is at least one of the gateway device, the first device and the second device, wherein the configuration information includes information indicating a type of a connection interface included in the first target device and device identification information identifying the first target device, and the connected device identification information identifies a device connected to the first target device;
- acquiring, by the apparatus from a server, software to be applied to at least the first target device based on the obtained configuration information, wherein the server is connected with the apparatus via a network;
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- applying the acquired software to the first target device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instructions, which when executed by an apparatus, causes the apparatus to perform a method of managing a system comprising a gateway device, a first device connected with the gateway device and a second device that is connected with the first device and has a greater number of devices intervening before the gateway device than the first device, the method of managing a system comprising:
- acquiring configuration information and connected device identification information from a first target device that is at least one of the gateway device, the first device and the second device, wherein the configuration information includes information indicating a type of a connection interface included in the first target device and device identification information identifying the first target device, and the connected device identification information identifies a device connected with the first target device;
- acquiring software to be applied to at least the first target device from a server based on the obtained configuration information, wherein the server is connected with the apparatus via a network;
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- applying the acquired software to the first target device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.