Device Management Apparatus Cross-Checking Input Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional device management systems require manual and time-consuming operations to connect various types of information to device information, leading to inefficiencies and potential inaccuracies, especially when managing large numbers of devices.

Innovation Solution

A device management apparatus and system that dynamically connects input information to device information by detecting devices, cross-checking information items, and registering updates via a data transmission channel, using a cross-checking unit to establish connections based on common information items and storing registry management information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If manual information connection is performed after device installation, then device information can be registered, but administrator workload increases and time lag occurs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation management accuracyVSAvoidtime lag until registry management information becomes latest

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs information connection in advance by holding input information in a storage area before device installation. When a device is detected, the system automatically connects the pre-prepared input information to the device information, eliminating the need for manual post-installation connection operations and reducing both administrator workload and time lag.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If manual information connection is performed for each device installation stage, then device information can be connected, but administrator burden increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation connection accuracyVSAvoidadministrator operation complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service information connection by automatically detecting devices and connecting pre-held input information to device information without requiring administrator intervention. The automatic connection process based on matching information items eliminates manual operations while ensuring accurate information association.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If information connection is performed manually in stages, then device registration can be completed, but information management accuracy decreases due to incorrect connections

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice registration speedVSAvoidinformation connection accuracy

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs feedback mechanisms through cross-checking units that verify information items between input information and device information before establishing connections. This automatic verification process ensures accurate information matching and prevents incorrect connections, thereby maintaining high information management accuracy while enabling rapid device registration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS8949482B2Device management apparatus, device management system, information management method, information management program and recording medium storing the program therein

Publication Date: 2015.02.03 RICOH CO LTD

AI summary

A device management apparatus connected to one or more devices via a data transmission channel includes an input information holding unit for holding an input information group including one or more pieces of input information, each of which is to be connected to device information of a device; a device search unit for detecting the devices by a search; a device information acquiring unit for acquiring the device information from the devices; a cross-checking unit for cross-checking information items of the input information with those of the device information; and a registering and updating unit for performing data registration/update by, when the cross-checking unit determines that there is a common information item between the input information and the device information, connecting a piece of input information to the device information based on item entries of the common information item, and storing the connected information as registry management information.