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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2009
Yusaku Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Takaki Kuroda, Machida, JP;
Takayuki Nagai, Machida, JP;
Nobuhiro Maki, Yokohama, JP;
Daisuke Shinohara, Yokohama, JP;
Yusaku Nakamura, Yokohama, JP;
Takaki Kuroda, Machida, JP;
Takayuki Nagai, Machida, JP;
Nobuhiro Maki, Yokohama, JP;
Daisuke Shinohara, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The management system of the present invention is capable of efficiently discovering each apparatus coupled to a communication network. The management serverjudges a type of an apparatus coupled to a communication networkon the basis of service utilization information T, which is acquired from a discovered device or acquired from a device (an iSNS server, for example) having a name server function for resolving an address from a public name, and on the basis of discovery management information prepared beforehand (S, S). The management serveracquires a communication protocol in accordance with the type of the apparatus from protocol selection rules T, and attempts authentication of the apparatus by using the communication protocol (S).