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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsHirobumi Toyoshima, Tadato Tanaka, Yuhji Yamashita
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A network system comprising general management consoles 9, which are connected to the Internet 8; a supervisor management console 4, which can be accessed by a device management server 2; a database 5, which is connected to the device management server 2, wherein company data, correlated with each general management console 9, and device data, for each device 10 correlated with the company data, are stored; a console manager 3, for relaying the data processing; and means for referring to the company data and the device data to permit the correlated general management console to provide a correlated service or device or group. Since only a management console is installed in a company, the company is relieved of its responsibility for providing for the complicated operation of a management server. Furthermore, since the fee that an ISP may charge for providing a device management service for multiple companies can be split among the relevant companies, the expense incurred by each company can be reduced.
A network system for using a device management server to manage devices connected to a computer network, comprising:
A device management method, for a network system that comprises devices connected to a computer network, a device management server to manage the devices, a plurality of general management consoles connected to the computer network, a supervisor management console accessible by the device management server, a database, connected to the device management server, that includes enterprise data associated with each of the general management consoles and the device data associated with the enterprise data for each of the devices, a console manager for an intermediate transfer of data between the general management consoles or the supervisor management console and the database, the device management method comprising steps of:
A system for managing devices connected to a computer network comprising:
A data processing method using a device management system that comprises a device management server to manage devices connected to a computer network, a supervisor management console accessible to the device management server, a database, connected to the device management server, that includes enterprise data associated with each of a plurality of general management consoles and the device data associated with the enterprise data for each of the devices, and a console manager for an intermediate transfer of data between the supervisor management console, or general management consoles connected to the computer network and the database, the data processing method comprising steps of:
A computer-readable storage medium in which a program is stored that permits a computer to perform the steps of:
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