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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
Nec Corporation, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuharu Kami, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data collection and management system includes: a terminal(s) that transmits measured data; and a management apparatus that receives and manages the measured data transmitted from the terminal(s). The management apparatus includes a notification unit that notifies the terminal(s) of transmission cost information indicating a cost incurrable upon transmitting measured data to the management apparatus by the terminal(s). The terminal(s) includes: a calculation unit that calculates an information value indicating a value of measured data as information; and a transmission control unit that determines whether to transmit measured data to the management apparatus based on the information value and the transmission cost information.