MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

摘要

According to an embodiment, a management apparatus includes a receiver, a first calculator, and a second calculator. The receiver is configured to receive existence information from communication apparatuses, the information probabilistically indicating characteristics of identification information of other communication apparatuses detected by a corresponding communication apparatus. The first calculator is configured to calculate, for each communication apparatus, some of the identification information, as a first set indicating a set of other communication apparatuses detectable by the communication apparatuse. The second calculator is configured to calculate, for each communication apparatus, a second set with a smaller number of false positives than the corresponding first set, as existence probability information, based on the existence information and the first set. The existence probability information indicates a probability of existence of a link between the communication apparatus and the other communication apparatus.

主权项

1. A management apparatus comprising:
a receiver configured to receive pieces of existence information from a plurality of communication apparatuses, respectively, each piece of existence information probabilistically indicating characteristics of pieces of identification information of other communication apparatuses detected by a corresponding communication apparatus; a first calculator configured to calculate, for each of the plurality of communication apparatuses, at least one of the pieces of identification information, as a first set indicating a set of other communication apparatuses detectable by the each of the plurality of communication apparatuses; and a second calculator configured to calculate, for each of the plurality of communication apparatuses, a second set with a smaller number of false positives than the corresponding first set, as a piece of existence probability information, based on the piece of existence information received from the each of the plurality of communication apparatuses and the corresponding first set, the piece of existence probability information indicating a probability of existence of a link between the each of the plurality of communication apparatuses and each of the other communication apparatuses.