Patent ID: 6574662
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A network-device management apparatus comprising:first search means for searching for and detecting at least one device connected to a network; first acquisition means for acquiring, from the at least one device detected by said first search means, a value of each of a plurality of device attributes relating to the at least one device detected by said first search means, the plurality of device attributes including a first type of device attribute and a second type of device attribute; storage means for storing in a memory the value of each of the plurality of device attributes relating to the at least one device detected by said first search means; second search means for searching and detecting the at least one device connected to the network; and second acquisition means for acquiring, from the at least one device detected by said second search means, a value of the first type of device attribute relating to the at least one device detected by said second search means and acquiring from the memory the stored value of the second type of device attribute relating to the at least one device detected by said second search means.