Patent ID: 9146971
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A management device comprising: a processor; a memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the management device to perform: determining, with reference to a table, whether target information to be obtained, from a target device, corresponding to a target ID is K-dimensional index information comprising a plurality of pieces of partial information corresponding to a plurality of K-dimensional index values, wherein K is an integer of 2 or greater; preparing, after it is determined that the target information is K-dimensional index information, a first group of an Ma number of combined IDs, wherein Ma is an integer of 2 or greater, each of the Ma number of combined IDs in the first group is a combination of the target ID and one of Ma number of K-dimensional index values having K number of digits, and each of the Ma number of K-dimensional index values has a first value in a highest K-1 number of its K number of digits and one of consecutive values in its lowest digit; transmitting to the target device a first GETNEXT request comprising the prepared first group of the Ma number of combined IDs; obtaining, as the result of the transmission of the first GETNEXT request, Ma number of pieces of partial target information and a second group of an Ma number of combined IDs corresponding to the Ma number of pieces of partial target information from the target device; identifying, using the obtained second group of the Ma number of combined IDs, a greatest combined ID having a greatest K-dimensional index value from the obtained second group of the Ma number of combined IDs; preparing an Mb number of combined IDs comprising the identified greatest combined ID, wherein Mb is an integer of 2 or greater, each of the Mb number of combined IDs is a combination of the target ID and one of Mb number of K-dimensional index values having K number of digits, each of the Mb number of K-dimensional index values has a second value in the highest K-1 number of its K number of digits and one of consecutive values in its lowest digit, and the second value is different from the first value; and transmitting to the target device a second GETNEXT request comprising the prepared Mb number of combined IDs.