Patent ID: 8055764
Filing Date: 2011-11-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer system for identifying a seat position of a user, comprising: a computer used by the user; a network device to which the computer is connected, for coupling the computer to a network; and a management computer, for identifying the seat position of the user, which is coupled to the network, the computer system storing a database in which a correspondence relationship between a unique identifier of the computer and a unique identifier of the user who uses the computer is registered, wherein the management computer is configured to: judge, in a case of reception of information indicating that the computer has been connected to the network device, by referring the database, whether the computer connected to the network device is an individually-assigned computer that is individually assigned to the user or a shared-use computer used by a plurality of users; obtain, in case of which the computer connected to the network device is judged to be the shared-use computer, the unique identifier of the user of the computer connected to the network device; obtain, from the network device, information indicating a connection relationship between the network device and the computer connected to the network device; and identify the seat position of the user based on the obtained unique identifier of the user and the obtained information indicating the connection relationship, wherein the management computer is configured to: identify, in a case of which the computer connected to the network device is ludged to be the individually-assigned computer, by referring the database, the unique identifier of the user corresponding to the unique identifier of the computer connected to the network device, obtain the information indicating the connection relationship between the network device and the computer connected to the network device from the network device, and identify the seat position of the user based on the identified unique identifier of the user and the obtained information indicating the connection relationship.