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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 14, 1999
Shigeyasu Natsubori, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshiya Takahashi, Chiba-ken, JP;
Tatsuya Zettsu, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toru Imai, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An integrated network management and apparatus for managing devices connected to a network which have the same function. Control modules prepare local management tables by reading information regarding recordings made on respective recording media of the devices, and an integrated control module communicates with the control modules to prepare an integrated management table by reading the local management tables. The integrated management table enables the integrated control module to recognize a correlation between a recorded program and the control module, recording medium and recording position. The integrated control module also controls the control modules in the respective devices in an integrated manner using the integrated management table.