Terminal Management via Cloud Access Capability Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing management systems for terminal devices often waste resources by managing devices that do not require centralized management, as they are connected to the same network, leading to unnecessary management efforts.
Innovation Solution
A management program that determines whether a terminal device should be managed based on its cloud access capability, enabling or disabling cloud access to manage devices appropriately, allowing for targeted management according to the device's capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If all terminal devices connected to the network are managed by the agent, then no device is left unmanaged, but management resources are wasted on devices that do not require centralized management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating management approaches based on individual device characteristics. Specifically, it checks whether each terminal device has cloud access capability enabled, and then applies appropriate management: devices with cloud access managed via cloud, devices without cloud access managed locally by the agent. This resolves the contradiction by making management quality localized to each device's actual needs rather than applying uniform management to all devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes by introducing a determination step that checks the cloud access capability status of each terminal device. This parameter (cloud access enabled/disabled) becomes the basis for deciding the management approach. By changing from a fixed management mode to a dynamic mode based on device parameters, the system achieves both comprehensive coverage and resource efficiency.
2Reliability
If the agent manages all printers connected to the network, then all devices are covered, but devices already managed by other management devices are managed multiple times causing waste
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by determining the management responsibility for each device individually. It checks whether the device has cloud access capability, and if so, manages it via cloud rather than local agent management. This prevents duplicate management of devices that should be managed elsewhere, improving productivity while maintaining comprehensive coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces cloud access capability as an intermediary mechanism to determine management responsibility. The cloud access function acts as a mediator that redirects management responsibilities from the local agent to cloud-based management, preventing conflicts and duplicate management efforts while ensuring all devices are appropriately managed.
Data Source
AI summary
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing management program executable by a computer provided in an information processing device. The management program causes the computer to execute a process which includes determining whether a cloud access function is enabled in a terminal device, setting the terminal device as a management target in a case where it is determined that the cloud access function is not enabled in the determining; and performing at least one of acquiring terminal data that is included in the management target from the management target and writing the acquired terminal data into the cloud storage, or reading processing request data that is written into the cloud storage and indicates a processing to be executed by the management target from the cloud storage and causing the management target to execute the processing indicated by the processing request data.