DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD

摘要

A device management system includes a device management apparatus, a first electronic device, a second electronic device, and an intervening apparatus. The device management apparatus includes a memory storing authorized user identification information, a receiver receiving user identification information from the first electronic device, and processing circuitry determining whether it is allowed to use at least the first electronic device. If so, third device identification information is stored. The intervening apparatus includes a receiver receiving the user identification information from the second electronic device and processing circuitry determining whether it is allowed to use at least the first electronic device. If so, the third device identification information is received. The second electronic device includes a receiver receiving a request and processing circuitry determining whether the third device identification information in the request matches the third device identification information received from the device management apparatus, and accepts the request.

主权项

1. A device management system, comprising:
a device management apparatus connected to at least a first electronic device disposed on a first network; a second electronic device disposed on a second network different than the first network; and an intervening apparatus disposed between the device management apparatus and the second electronic device, wherein the device management apparatus includes:
a memory that stores authorized user identification information indicating who is allowed to use at least the first electronic device and the second electronic device;a receiver that receives user identification information of a user from the first electronic device; andprocessing circuitry that determines whether the user is allowed to use at least the first electronic device using the user identification information, and when the user is allowed to use, further stores third device identification information of a third electronic device carried by the user and device type information indicating a device type of the first electronic device that are received from the first electronic device in association with the user identification information of the user in the memory, and the intervening apparatus includes:
a receiver that receives the user identification information of the user from the second electronic device; andprocessing circuitry that determines whether the user is allowed to use at least the first electronic device using the user identification information, and, when the user is allowed to use, receives from the device management apparatus the third device identification information stored in association with the user identification information of the user, and the second electronic device includes:
a receiver that receives a request for communicating from the third electronic device carried by the user; and processing circuitry that determines whether the third device identification information included in the request for communicating matches the third device identification information received from the device management apparatus via the intervening apparatus, and accepts the request for communicating when the third device identification information match.