DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING OPERATING STATE OF NETWORK DEVICE ON NETWORK DEPENDING ON NUMBER OF USERS OF NETWORK

摘要

PURPOSE: An apparatus management method, computer program, and apparatus thereof are provided to increase the energy efficiency of an office by adapting the operation of office devices to adapt to the activity of a user. CONSTITUTION: A detection unit detects the operation state of a first unit based on the location of another unit. The operation state includes an operation state where a service request is transmitted to the first unit. A transmission unit transmits a command for changing the operation state of the first unit to the first unit according to the number of other units.