Dynamic Notification Settings for Network Device Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional maintenance systems face inefficiencies in managing large numbers of devices due to inefficient communication and resource management, particularly when dynamic changes in maintenance information, such as printer jamming, require adjustments in notification settings.
Innovation Solution
A managing apparatus that receives status codes from managed devices, updates maintenance information, and dynamically adjusts notification settings to ensure efficient communication and resource utilization, allowing for real-time changes in what information is sent from devices to the management server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of energy
If notification settings are fixed at installation time, then communication efficiency is improved by avoiding redundant transmissions, but the system cannot adapt to dynamic maintenance requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The notification setting information is made dynamic by allowing the management server to update it remotely after installation. The system transitions from static settings fixed at installation to dynamic settings that can be changed based on evolving maintenance requirements, resolving the contradiction between communication efficiency and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the management server receives status codes from managed devices, determines whether maintenance information has been updated, and accordingly updates notification settings. This closed-loop feedback enables the system to adapt communication behavior based on actual maintenance needs while maintaining efficiency.
2Reliability
If all notifications are set to ON for many monitored devices, then complete maintenance information is obtained, but network and hardware resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of uniformly enabling all notifications across all devices, the system applies local quality by selectively enabling notifications based on device-specific maintenance needs. The management server determines which status codes require notification for each individual device, ensuring complete maintenance information is obtained only where necessary, thus avoiding resource waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the notification setting parameters dynamically based on maintenance information updates. Rather than maintaining a fixed parameter state (all ON or all OFF), the notification settings are adjusted according to the specific maintenance requirements of each device and status code, optimizing the balance between information completeness and resource consumption.
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AI summary
The present invention improves the efficiency with which the resources of a device monitoring system are used.A management server stores a device type-dependent database and a monitored device database for devices that are to be monitored by a device monitoring module. The types of information that can be processed by the management server and so on are stored in the device type-dependent database per device type. When this database is updated, notification setting information specifying information that the device is to notify the management server of is created in accordance with the details of the update and sent to the management server. The device sends events and other data to the management server in accordance with the notification setting information.