Patent ID: 8578391

Claim:
A system comprising: a first managing server for managing a group of computing devices and for sending a control request for changing a temperature state of a selected computing device in the group of computing devices, wherein the group of computing devices is divided into a plurality of zones according to a predetermined condition, and wherein the selected computing device is located in one of the plurality of zones; and a second managing server for managing a group of air-conditioners, for receiving the control request, and for controlling an identified air-conditioner in the group of air-conditioners that exerts a temperature changing effect on the zone in which the selected computing device is located; wherein the first managing server comprises: a first managing unit for generating a control request specifying the selected computing device as a control target, according to a temperature state of each of the computing devices; a first storing unit for storing correspondence information indicating a correspondence between each computing device and the plurality of zones, the correspondence information for each computing device indicating the zone in which the computing device is located; and a first converter for converting the control request into zone information identifying the zone in which the selected computing device is located, based on the correspondence information stored in the first storing unit; and wherein the second managing server comprises: a second storing unit for storing correspondence information indicating a correspondence between each zone and the group of air-conditioners, the correspondence information for each zone indicating the air-conditioner that exerts a temperature changing effect on the zone; a second converter for converting the zone information provided by the first converter into information identifying the air-conditioner in the group of air conditioners that has a temperature changing effect on the zone identified by the zone information, based on the correspondence information stored in the second storing unit; and a second managing unit for controlling the identified air conditioner to change a temperature state of the selected computing device.