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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Toshihiro Shima, Shiojiri, JP;
Toshihiro Shima, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A device management system for managing a device based on management information is presented. The system includes a device monitoring unit for obtaining management information from a device, a relay server coupled to the device monitoring unit over a network, and a management server, coupled to the relay server over a network, configured to manage the device based on the management information. The device monitoring unit obtains the management information from the device and transmits the obtained management information without encryption. Upon receiving the management information, the relay server encrypts and transmits to the management server the received management information.