Management apparatus, management method, management system, and network device for setting values of application programs

US8930516B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8930516-B2
Application numberUS-201213362756-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 31, 2012
Priority dateFeb 15, 2011
Publication dateJan 6, 2015
Grant dateJan 6, 2015

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When an application installed in a network device, which allows for the manipulation of setting values of an application from a remote place, is not configured for that device, a management apparatus manipulates setting values using an agent. The management apparatus manipulates the setting values after the application is quitted or manipulates the setting values while the application is running, if the setting values can be manipulated while the application is running.

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What is claimed is: 1. A management apparatus for a network device, comprising: a storage unit configured to store, in a storage medium, a device list which registers a model of a network device and information indicating whether or not the model is compatible with standard setting information defined in a predetermined format in association with each other; and a request unit configured to transmit, when it is determined with reference to the device list that a target network d…

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What does patent US8930516B2 cover?
When an application installed in a network device, which allows for the manipulation of setting values of an application from a remote place, is not configured for that device, a management apparatus manipulates setting values using an agent. The management apparatus manipulates the setting values after the application is quitted or manipulates the setting values while the application is runnin…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Igarashi Toshiaki, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L41/0816. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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