JP2005173865A - Method for specifying owner of network apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means which specifies the owner of an apparatus in a simple apparatus which has not interface for setting. <P>SOLUTION: By this method, if the IP address of a router passed through used when a user inputs user identification information from the PC for setting and logs in a setting server and the IP address of a router passed through when the apparatus is connected to the setting server coincides, the user who logs in is assumed as the owner of the apparatus. Alternatively, when the user logs in the setting server from the PC for setting by using user identification information, the setting server acquires the network address part from the IP address of the PC for setting and holds it; on the other hand, when the apparatus is connected, the setting server acquires the network address part of IP address of the apparatus. And the network address part coincides with the held network address part, the user who logs in is assumed as the owner of the apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a network device connected to a network such as a LAN, and more particularly to a technology for setting a simple network device that does not have a setting interface and does not have a Web server function for setting.

  Web server function that provides HTML pages for settings, functions that can be changed by accessing from a personal computer, devices that do not have UI functions such as buttons for changing settings, information display screens, etc. The following methods are available to change the setting.

  (A) Accessing a management server that manages device information from a terminal having a rich user interface function such as a personal computer owned by the user, inputting a device ID and an authentication ID, authenticating, and then inputting device setting information . (B) The device accesses the management server and acquires setting information input by the user. By executing these (a) and (b), the device settings can be changed. However, this method requires a complicated operation of inputting the device ID and the authentication ID every time the management server is accessed from the personal computer.

As a technique for avoiding this complicated work, there is the following technique (for example, Non-Patent Document 1). When a browser equipped with the cookie function is executed and a certain HTML site is displayed, if the information is entered in the input frame displayed on this site, the cookie function associates the site with the input information and stores it in the personal computer. . Then, when the site is displayed next time, it is possible to display previously input information in the corresponding input frame.
cookie function (IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), “RFC (Request for Comment) 2109”, [online], February 1997, IETF, [December 1, 2003 search], Internet <URL: http: / /www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2109.txt>)

  In these methods, when a site is displayed for the first time on a personal computer or when the site is displayed from another personal computer, a complicated operation is required in which the user has to input information from scratch.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and to provide a setting device for a network device with a simple configuration without giving the user trouble.

  In order to solve the above problems, the device setting system of the present invention has user information associated with user identification information and network identification information, and device information associated with device identification information and user identification information, The setting storage unit that stores the user information and the device information, the device that notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information, and the notification from the device to the setting management unit include the IP address of the router device and IPv6. An addition unit for adding a network address part or the like as the network identification information, and the user information having the same network identification information as the received network identification information are acquired from the setting storage unit, and the acquired user information is included in the acquired user information. The device information is associated with the user identification information and the device identification information received from the device. As composed of the setting management unit to be stored in the setting storage unit.

  In addition, when the setting terminal receives the user identification information from the user, the setting terminal notifies the setting management unit of acceptance of the user identification information, and the adding unit transmits the network to the notification from the setting terminal to the setting management unit. Identification information is added, and the setting management unit associates the received user identification information with the received network identification information and stores the received user identification information in the setting storage unit as the user information.

  Further, in a state where the setting management unit is receiving the user identification information from the setting terminal, the device notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information.

  Further, when the managed network identification information is updated, the adding unit notifies the setting management unit of the network identification information before being updated and the updated network identification information, The setting management unit has the same network identification information as the network identification information before being updated, and updates the network identification information of the user information stored in the setting storage unit with the updated network identification information And stored in the setting storage unit.

  Further, in addition to the device identification information and the user identification information, the setting storage unit stores the device state information indicating the state of the system and the state of the device in association with the device identification information, and the setting management The unit notifies the user of the device status information stored in the setting storage unit.

  Further, in addition to the device identification information and the user identification information, the setting storage unit stores the device state information indicating the state of the system and the state of the device in association with the device identification information, and the setting management The unit notifies the device state information stored in the setting storage unit, and the device notifies the user of the device state information.

  According to the invention of claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, claim 19, claim 20, claim 21, claim 22 and claim 23, the apparatus having a simple configuration without setting I / F. Even in such a case, by associating the user with the device, the user can easily specify the device using an input device such as a PC, and the setting work is facilitated.

  According to the inventions according to claim 4, claim 5, and claim 6, when the device is connected to the network, at a regular timing, or when designated by the user, the device is connected to the setting management unit to establish a connection timing. Reduce variations.

  According to the invention described in claim 7, it becomes possible to cope with a change in owner of the device.

  According to the invention described in claim 8, the network identification information and the user identification information can be automatically associated with each other.

  According to the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth aspects of the invention, the device setting information of the device is automatically set.

  According to the inventions of claims 13 and 14, leakage of personal information such as user setting information, device setting information, device information, and user information can be avoided.

  According to the fifteenth and sixteenth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to cope with updating of the network identification information of the router stored and managed by the router or the like.

  According to the inventions according to claims 17 and 18, by notifying the user of the state of the system or equipment, it becomes a reference for the user's setting work.

  According to the invention of claim 24, claim 25, claim 26, and claim 27, the device setting information of the device is automatically set.

  According to the invention of claim 28, a plurality of devices can be set together.

  According to the invention of claim 29, when the owner of the device changes, the device identification information can be updated.

  According to the inventions according to claims 30 and 31, by notifying the user of the state of the system or equipment, it becomes a reference for the user's setting work.

  According to the thirty-second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent impersonation by a malicious person who attempts to set a device by inputting arbitrary device identification information.

  According to the thirty-third aspect of the present invention, the device identification information associated with the user identification information is automatically presented on the user setting screen, so that the user can easily select the device to be set.

  According to the thirty-fourth aspect of the invention, the setting status of the device can be grasped, and it becomes a reference for the user's setting work.

  According to the thirty-fifth aspect of the present invention, duplication of acquisition of device setting information by a device can be avoided.

  According to the invention of claim 36, claim 37, and claim 38, when the device is connected to the network, at a regular timing, or at the time designated by the user, the timing of connection by connecting to the setting management unit Reduce variations.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in the order of configuration, processing contents, and effects with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
A method for automatically associating and registering device identification information and user identification information will be described with reference to FIG. First, the configuration will be described.

  2, the device 10 includes a connection processing unit 12 connected to the setting management unit 50 via the adding unit 30, a setting management unit information storage unit 14 that stores setting management unit information, and a device identification that stores device identification information. The information storage unit 16 is configured. The setting management unit information is the URL of the setting management unit. The addition unit 30 includes an addition processing unit 32 that connects the device 10 and the setting management unit 50, and a network identification information storage unit 34 that stores network identification information. The connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit information storage unit 14 and the device identification information storage unit 16, and is connected to the setting management unit 50 via the adding unit 30. The adding unit 30 is connected to the network identification information storage unit 34. The adding unit 30 or the function corresponding to the adding unit 30 may be inside the device 10 or on the network. The setting management unit 50 is connected to the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 via the adding unit 30 and is also connected to the setting storage unit 70. The setting storage unit 70 stores user information in which the network identification information and the user identification information illustrated in FIG. 3 are associated, and device information in which the user identification information and the device identification information illustrated in FIG. 4 are associated.

  Next, the process of Embodiment 1 is demonstrated.

  (S100) The connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 refers to the setting management unit information stored in the setting management unit information storage unit 14, connects to the setting management unit 50 via the adding unit 30, and the device identification information The device identification information in the storage unit 16 is notified.

  (S101) At this time, the addition processing unit 32 of the adding unit 30 adds the network identification information stored in the network identification information storage unit 34 to the notification information.

  (S102) The setting management unit 50 acquires the user information stored in the setting storage unit 70 with the same network identification information as the received network identification information, and the user identification information of the acquired user information and the device identification received from the device 10 The information is associated and stored in the setting storage unit 70 as device information.

  The association between the user identification information and the device identification information may be updated and stored each time the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, or may be stored only for the first time. The setting management unit 50 is an Internet server having a Web server function. The setting storage unit 70 is a server that manages data, such as a DB server.

  Note that the timing at which the device 10 notifies the setting management unit 50 of the device identification information may be when the device 10 is connected to the network, or may be periodically notified to the setting management unit 50 while being connected to the network. The device 10 may have a user instruction unit such as a button for receiving a user instruction. When the user instruction is received from the user instruction unit, the device 10 may be connected to the setting management unit 50.

  When the processes of (S100) to (S102) are performed, the user connects to the setting management unit 50 with a setting device such as a PC terminal different from the device 10 and logs in by inputting user identification information. The setting management unit 50 acquires the device information stored in the setting storage unit 70 with the input user identification information, displays the user-owned device list on the setting UI of the setting device, and selects from the list. Device settings can be made easily.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, as a specific example in which the association between the user identification information and the device identification information shown in the above (S100) to (S102) is used on the current WWW, a broadband line for homes represented by an ADSL service or the like An example of a router device that manages and connects a plurality of in-home PC terminals when a PC is connected will be described with reference to FIG.

  Generally, a router is used to construct a local network. A local IP address is dynamically assigned to a local PC connected to the local network, or the local PC statically holds it. Manage local IP addresses. On the other hand, for the WWW network, a global IP address that can uniquely identify the position on the network is held. The router adds a global IP address when notifying a request to the external server, and the external server receiving the request returns a response to the global IP address.

  When a request is issued from the local PC in the home to the external server, the router relays the request. At that time, the router rewrites the local IP address with the global IP address, and further assigns a port corresponding to the local IP address using a port mechanism provided in the router in order to specify the local IP address, While managing the assigned port number, the port number is added to the request notified to the external server.

  The external server replies with the port number added to the response to be returned, and the router identifies the corresponding local PC from the port number described in the response, and notifies the local PC of the response. The local PC can receive a desired reply.

  At this time, the global IP address of the router can be regarded as network identification information. The setting management unit 50 acquires user identification information from the user information stored in the setting storage unit 70 with the global IP address of the router described in the request, associates it with the device identification information, and stores the setting information as device information. Store in the unit 70. In addition to routers, devices that relay networks such as gateways, such as proxy servers, can issue the same effect as routers by issuing a request by replacing the IP address held by the device.

(Embodiment 3)
Next, as an application for associating the user identification information and the device identification information shown in FIG. 2, adaptation with an IP address allocation technique realized in IPv6 will be described.

  In general, in the IPv6 technology, in the 128-bit IP address space, the upper 64 bits are called a network address, and an Internet service provider (hereinafter referred to as ISP) allocates a network address. The lower 64 bits are allocated and used by the user for PCs and devices in the network managed by the user. Therefore, PCs and devices in the network managed by the user can also be uniquely identified on the WWW network.

  A method for associating user identification information and device identification information in the IPv6 system will be described with reference to FIG. In the device 10, the upper 64 bits of the IP address corresponding to the IP address v6 corresponds to the network identification information. The upper 64 bits are an example and are not limited to 64 bits.

  (S110) The connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 acquires the setting management unit information of the setting management unit information storage unit 14, connects to the setting management unit 50, and the IP address of the IP address storage unit 18 and the device identification information. The device identification information in the storage unit 16 is notified.

  (S111) The setting management unit 50 acquires the network address portion of the received IP address, acquires user identification information from the user information registered in the setting storage unit 70 with the acquired network address, and receives the received device identification information. And stored in the setting storage unit 70 as device information.

  Note that the network address part can specify the network, but the ISP that provides the Internet service adds the upper 12 bits of the lower 64 bits for the specific user by adding it to the network address part. The upper 76 bits in the 128-bit address are notified to the user as an IP address for user identification, and the user can allocate and use the lower 52 bits of the received IP address. At this time, the network address portion becomes information for specifying the ISP, and as information for identifying the network, a 12-bit address assigned by the ISP to the specific user is added to the network address portion. In this patent, it is assumed that what is added to the network address part and the address given to the user by the ISP is also regarded as network identification information. Note that the information for user identification allocated by the ISP is not limited to 12 bits.

  Through the processes (S110) to (S111), the user identification information and the device identification information can be associated on the IPv6 system.

(Embodiment 4)
Next, a method for changing the setting information of the device 10 when the owner of the device 10 changes will be described with reference to FIG.

  In addition to FIG. 2, a configuration for changing the setting information of the device 10 includes a user instruction receiving unit 20 that receives a user instruction to the device 10. The user instruction receiving unit 20 is connected to the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10.

  Next, setting information change processing of the device 10 will be described.

  (S120) Upon receiving an instruction from the user, the user instruction receiving unit 20 notifies the connection processing unit 12 of the user instruction reception.

  (S121) The connection processing unit 12 notifies the setting management unit 50 of acceptance of the user instruction via the adding unit 30.

  (S122) Upon receiving the user instruction acceptance notification, the setting management unit 50 deletes the device information having the same network identification information as the network identification information added by the adding unit 30 from the setting storage unit 70, Disable device settings, such as deleting user identification information.

  By the processes of (S120) to (S122), the owner of the device 10 can cope with the change.

(Embodiment 5)
Until now, it was assumed that user information in which user identification information and network identification information are associated is stored in the setting management unit 50. Therefore, a method of automatically storing user information in the setting storage unit will be described with reference to FIG.

  The configuration for automatically storing user information is obtained by adding a setting terminal 90 to FIG. The setting terminal 90 includes a connection processing unit 92 and a setting input unit 94.

  Next, a process for automatically storing user information will be described.

  (S130) The user inputs user identification information from the setting input unit 94 of the setting terminal 90 and instructs connection to the setting management unit 50. The setting input unit 94 notifies the connection processing unit 92 of the setting terminal 90 that there has been an instruction.

  (S131) The connection processing unit 92 of the setting terminal 90 connects to the setting management unit 50 via the adding unit 30, and notifies the setting request and user identification information. The addition processing unit 32 of the adding unit 30 adds the network identification information to the notification information of the user identification information.

  (S132) The setting management unit 50 associates the network identification information with the user identification information and stores them in the setting storage unit 70 as user information.

  A method for automatically storing user information on a network on which IPv6 operates will be described with reference to FIG.

  The setting terminal 90 is assigned an IP address compliant with IPv6.

  (S140) The user inputs user identification information from the setting input unit 94 of the setting terminal 90, and instructs connection to the setting management unit 50.

  (S141) The connection processing unit 92 connects to the setting management unit 50, and notifies the setting management unit 50 of the IP address stored in the IP address storage unit 96 of the setting terminal 90.

  (S142) The setting management unit acquires the network address part of the received IP address, associates it with the user identification information, and stores it in the setting storage unit as user information.

  By the processes of (S130) to (S132) or (S140) to (S142), the user identification information and the network identification information can be automatically associated and stored.

(Embodiment 6)
The above description shows a method of storing the user identification information and the device identification information in association with each other when the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, and the work for setting the device 10 can be simplified. The device 10 has not been set up. A setting method for automatically setting the device will be described.

  The setting storage unit 70 stores user setting information such as a zip code and date of birth stored in association with the user identification information.

  At this time, when the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, the user identification information is associated with the device identification information by the above method, and the device setting is generated by referring to the user setting information stored in association with the user identification information. To do.

  As another method, the setting management unit 50 stores device setting information, which is setting information of the device 10 that has already been set, in association with the device identification information.

  At this time, when a new device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, the user identification information is associated with the device identification information by the above method, and the device 10 owned by the user from other device information using the user identification information. Device identification information is acquired, and the device setting information stored in association with the acquired device identification information is referred to and stored as device setting information of the new device 10.

  The location where the device setting is stored may be the setting storage unit 70, the setting management unit 50 notifies the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 of the device setting information, and the connection processing unit 12 stores the device setting information. A method of registering in the device setting information storage unit is conceivable.

  The apparatus 10 can be automatically set by the above method.

(Embodiment 7)
In the above-described automatic device setting method, when the device 10 brought by a malicious person in the same network is connected to the network, the personal information of the user who is the administrator of the network is automatically set in the device 10 and stolen. There is a problem. Therefore, a method for avoiding information leakage by a malicious person will be described with reference to FIGS.

  In the configuration for avoiding information leakage, setting availability information indicating whether or not to acquire the setting is acquired for the device information shown in FIG. 10 stored in the setting storage unit 70. It becomes an added configuration. Note that the initial value of the setting availability information may be Yes or No, or may be fixed to either.

  A process for avoiding information leakage will be described.

  (S150) (S100) to (S102) are executed, and the process proceeds to S151.

  (S151) The device 10 confirms device setting setting availability information. If the setting availability information is Yes, the process proceeds to S152, and if it is No, the process proceeds to S153.

  (S152) (S120) to (S122) are executed, and the process proceeds to S153.

  (S153) The process ends.

  Information leakage can be prevented by the processes of (S150) to (S153).

(Embodiment 8)
In the methods (S150) to (S153) described above, it is assumed that the setting availability information is stored in advance in the setting storage unit 70. Here, a method for setting the setting availability information will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 12, the configuration for setting availability information is obtained by adding a setting input unit 110 to FIG. The setting input unit 110 may be an application that operates and sets browsing software such as a browser in the Internet function of a PC, PDA, mobile phone, or the like, or by a response system prepared by an administrator of the setting management unit, For example, a method may be used in which the user calls the user or transmits the fax using FAX to notify the operator of the user's request and the operator inputs the setting.

  Next, processing for setting availability information will be described.

  (S160) The user notifies the setting input unit 110 of device identification information and setting availability information such as Yes or No.

  (S161) The setting input unit 110 updates the setting availability information of the device information stored in the setting storage unit 70 having the same device identification information as the device identification information notified by the user to the setting availability information notified by the user.

  Through the processing of (S160) to (S161) above, the user can avoid leakage of personal information to the device 10 to which a malicious person is connected by setting the setting availability information.

(Embodiment 9)
Until now, it was assumed that the network identification information is fixed. The network identification information of the user information stored in the setting storage unit 70 holds the information at the time of storage, and when the network identification information stored in the adding unit 30 is changed, the user identification information is It becomes impossible to specify. Actually, the IP address of the router and the network address portion allocated by IPv6 may be dynamically changed, and the IP address allocated to the currently popular ADSL router device is one hour if it is not in use. Updated every time.

  First, because of network identification information that is dynamically changed, a countermeasure when the association between user identification information and device identification information is not completed will be described with reference to FIG.

  (S170) In FIG. 8, the user instructs the connection from the setting input unit 94 of the setting terminal 90 to the setting management unit 50. The connection processing unit 92 of the setting terminal 90 notifies the user management information to the setting management unit 50 via the adding unit 30. At this time, the addition processing unit 32 of the adding unit 30 adds the network identification information stored in the network identification information storage unit 34 to the notification by the user.

  (S171) The setting management unit 50 receives the user identification information and the network identification information, acquires the user information stored in the setting storage unit 70 having the same user identification information as the received user identification information, and acquires the acquired user information The network identification information is updated with the received network identification information.

  (S172) During the connection of (S171), the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 connects to the setting management unit 50 via the adding unit 30 and notifies the device identification information. At this time, the addition processing unit 32 of the adding unit 30 adds network identification information to the notification from the device 10 to the setting management unit 50. The setting management unit 50 receives the device identification information and the network identification information, acquires the user information stored in the setting storage unit 70 having the same network identification information as the received network identification information, and the user identification of the acquired user information The information is stored in the setting storage unit 70 as device information in association with the received device identification information.

  By the processes of (S170) to (S172), it is possible to associate the user identification information with the device identification information even when the network identification information is dynamically changed.

(Embodiment 10)
In the method for dealing with the dynamically changing network identification information, there is a limitation that the device 10 must be connected while the user is connected to the setting management unit 50 using the user identification information. . Therefore, a method that can cope with network identification information that is dynamically changed even when the connection to the setting management unit 50 and the connection of the device 10 are individually executed by the user will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the configuration for dealing with the dynamically changed network identification information is obtained by adding a network identification information management unit to FIG. The network identification information management unit 130 includes a connection processing unit 132 that performs connection processing and a network identification information issue unit 134 that generates network identification information. The network identification information management unit 130 may be on the WWW network or in a local network managed by the user.

  Next, processing for dealing with network identification information that is dynamically changed will be described.

  (S180) The network identification information issuing unit 134 of the network identification information management unit 130 generates network identification information and notifies the connection processing unit 132 of the network identification information management unit 130. The connection processing unit 132 notifies the generated network identification information to the addition processing unit 32 of the addition unit 30.

  (S181) Upon receipt of the change notification of the network identification information, the addition processing unit 32 of the addition unit 30 updates the network identification information in the network identification information storage unit 34 with new network identification information, The updated network identification information is notified to the setting management unit 50.

  (S182) Upon receiving the network identification information before update and the updated network identification information, the setting management unit 50 acquires user information having the same network identification information as the network identification information before update, and the acquired user Update the network identification information in the information with the updated network identification information.

  In the IPv6 system, the adding unit 30 exists inside a device such as a PC or a PDA, and a plurality of adding units 30 exist. If different network identification information is held by a plurality of addition units 30, the user identification information and the device identification information cannot be specified by the methods (S100) to (S102), and therefore the addition unit 30 of the device 10 managed by the same user. Are notified of the same network identification information.

  Even when the network identification information is dynamically changed by the processes of (S180) to (S182) above, the user information in the setting storage unit 50 is automatically updated to associate the user identification information with the device identification information. Is possible.

(Embodiment 11)
In the first embodiment, a means for notifying the state of the device 10 such as whether the device 10 has been set or the setting of the device 10 has been completed and the state of the system will be described with reference to FIG.

  As for the configuration, a notification unit 150 for notifying the state of the system and the state of the device 10 is added to the setting management unit 50. Further, as shown in FIG. 14, the information notified to the user 200 may be stored as user status information in association with the user information stored in the setting storage unit 70.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, in the device information stored in the setting storage unit 70, in addition to the device identification information and the user identification information, the device state information representing the device state is associated and stored as device information. May be. Here, the device status information includes a set-up state in which the device 10 has been set, a setting-up state in which the device 10 has completed setting, a connected state in which the device 10 is being connected, and a setting of the device 10 incomplete. It is a state relating to the device 10 such as a certain setting incomplete state or a user identification information incompatible state in which user identification information is not associated.

  Next, processing for notifying the device status and the system status will be described.

  (S190) The setting management unit 50 stores the device status information in the device information stored in the setting storage unit 70, the user status information described in the user information, and the setting management unit 50 sends the device information to the setting storage unit 70. Status information and operations such as an operation to register and an operation in which the setting management unit 50 deletes device information from the setting storage unit 70 are acquired as notification information. The process proceeds to S191.

  (S191) The setting management unit 50 notifies the notification unit 150 of the notification information, and the notification unit 150 notifies the user 200.

  Note that the notification method to the user 200 is a method of sending an email describing the device status and the user status using a mail service using a mobile phone such as i-mode, or the administrator of the setting management unit 50 A method of calling the user 200's telephone number or transmitting a FAX to notify the device status or the user status, a method of mailing a notification describing the device status or the user status, or the like can be considered.

  With the methods of (S190) and (S191), the user 200 can grasp the device setting status.

  Further, another means for notifying the device status and the user status will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration is obtained by adding a notification unit 22 to the inside of the device 10 having the configuration shown in FIG.

  (S192) The setting management unit 50 stores the device state information in the device information stored in the setting storage unit 70, the user state information described in the user information, and the setting management unit 50 sends the device information to the setting storage unit 70. Status information and operations such as an operation to register and an operation in which the setting management unit 50 deletes device information from the setting storage unit 70 are acquired as notification information. Move to S193.

  (S193) The setting management unit 50 notifies the notification unit 22 of the notification information via the addition processing unit 32 of the addition unit 30 and the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10. The notification unit 22 notifies the user 200 of notification information.

  Note that the method of notifying the user 200 may be a method of notifying with LED, voice or music, a method of displaying on a character display device or a video display device, a method of vibrating, or the like.

  With the methods of (S190) to (S191) and (S192) to (S193), the user 200 can grasp the device setting state. A configuration including both (S190) to (S191) and (S192) to (S193) may be employed.

(Embodiment 12)
A method of realizing the configuration different from that in FIG. 2 that associates the user identification information with the device identification information will be described with reference to FIG. First, the configuration will be described.

  The system includes a device 10, a user identification information management unit 170, a setting management unit 50, and a setting storage unit 70. The device 10 includes a connection processing unit 12 that processes connection and a device identification information storage unit that stores device identification information. 16 is composed. The user identification information management unit 170 includes a connection processing unit 172 that processes connection and a user identification information storage unit 174 that stores user identification information. The setting management unit 50 instructs to acquire and generate the user information shown in FIG. 3 and the device information shown in FIG. 4 to be stored in the setting storage unit 70 and store them in the setting storage unit 70. The setting storage unit 70 , User information and device information are stored.

  Next, the process will be described.

  (S200) When the device 10 is installed in the network, the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 connects to the connection processing unit 172 of the user identification information management unit 170.

  (S201) The connection processing unit 172 of the user identification information management unit 170 acquires the user identification information stored in the user identification information storage unit 174, and notifies the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 of the user identification information.

  (S202) Upon receiving the user identification information, the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 notifies the setting management unit 50 together with the device identification information stored in the device identification information storage unit 16.

  (S203) The setting management unit 50 associates the user identification information with the device identification information and registers them in the setting storage unit 70 as device information.

  The user identification information management unit 170 may be in the same network as the device 10 or may be in an external network connected via a gateway, a router, a proxy, or the like.

  The user identification information and the device identification information can be associated by the processes of (S200) to (S203).

(Embodiment 13)
A method different from the first embodiment and the twelfth embodiment in which device identification information and user identification information are associated and registered will be described with reference to FIGS. 19, 3, and 4. First, the configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  The device 10 includes a setting management unit 50, a setting storage unit 70, and a setting input unit 110. The device 10 stores a connection processing unit 12 connected to the setting management unit 50, setting management unit information, stores a setting management unit information storage unit 14 connected to the connection processing unit, stores device identification information, and connects to a connection processing unit. And a device identification information presenting unit 24 for presenting device identification information. The setting storage unit 70 stores user information in which the network identification information and the user identification information illustrated in FIG. 3 are associated, and device information in which the user identification information and the device identification information illustrated in FIG. 4 are associated. The setting input unit 110 can set information desired by the user after the user inputs user identification information and identifies the user.

  Next, processing according to the thirteenth embodiment will be described.

  (S300) The user notifies the setting input unit 110 of the user identification information and the device identification information presented in the device identification information presentation unit 24 of the device 10. The setting input unit 110 receives notification of user identification information and device identification information, and notifies the setting management unit 50 of the received user identification information and device identification information.

  (S301) The connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 refers to the setting management unit information stored in the setting management unit information storage unit 14, connects to the setting management unit 50, and is stored in the device identification information storage unit 16. The device management information is notified to the setting management unit 50.

  (S302) The setting management unit 50 determines whether the device identification information received from the setting input unit 110 and the device identification information received from the device 10 are the same, and if they are the same, acquires the state of the device 10 Then, it is determined whether the state of the device is a predetermined state. If it is correct, the process proceeds to S303, and if it is not correct, the process proceeds to S304.

  (S303) The received user identification information and device identification information are associated with each other and stored in the setting storage unit 70 as device information. The process proceeds to S304.

  (S304) The process ends.

  The setting input unit 110 may be a Web site used on the Internet, a setting site using a WWW connection function of a mobile phone, or a telephone reception accepted by an operator. Good. The setting management unit 50, the setting input unit 110, and the setting storage unit 70 may be realized in the same server or the like, or may be individual.

  The device state is an operation in which the user turns off the device 10, turns on the power, or removes or connects the LAN cable connecting the device 10 and the network from the LAN connection device of the device 10. May be. Further, the device 10 includes a user input device such as a switch, a lever, a dial, or a microphone, and may be an operation instruction given to the input device. In addition, a combination of a plurality of these device states may be a device state, or a device state that is a rule of the duration or transition order of each device state of these device states may be a device state. . In addition, the operation method and operation order of the device state may be presented to the setting input unit 110 that inputs a user instruction, and the user may operate according to the presented operation method and operation order.

(Embodiment 14)
In the thirteenth embodiment, acquisition of device identification information by the user includes a method in which the user stores device identification information using the five senses and inputs the device identification information to the setting input unit 110.

  Note that methods for storing device identification information using the five senses include a method of reading the device identification information described on the surface of the device 10, a method of detecting by touching the device identification information described in Braille, There are methods for listening to voices and sounds.

(Embodiment 15)
In addition, in order for the user to acquire the device identification information from the device identification information presentation and input it to the setting input unit 110, the device identification information indicated in the device identification information presentation is embedded using the camera function of the mobile phone. For example, there is a method of reading a two-dimensional bar code and using the Internet connection function of a mobile phone to connect to and notify a setting site.

(Embodiment 16)
In the methods shown in the thirteenth to fifteenth embodiments, when the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, the user identification information and the device identification information are registered in association with each other. The work can be simplified, but the actual device setup has not been achieved. Therefore, an automatic setting method will be described.

  The setting storage unit 70 stores user setting information such as a zip code and date of birth stored in association with user identification information. When the user identification information and the device identification information are associated with each other by this method, the user setting information stored in association with the user identification information is referred to and registered in the device setting.

(Embodiment 17)
As a method different from that of the sixteenth embodiment, it is assumed that device setting information, which is setting information of the device 10 that has already been set, is stored in the setting management unit 50 in association with the device identification information.

  When the user identification information and the device identification information are associated with each other by the method described in the thirteenth to fifteenth embodiments, the device identification information of the device 10 owned by the user is obtained from other device information using the associated user identification information. The device setting information is acquired and registered as device setting information of the new device 10 with reference to the device setting information stored in association with the acquired device identification information.

  The setting storage unit 70 may register the device setting, or the setting management unit 50 notifies the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 of the device setting information, and the connection processing unit 12 stores the device setting information. A method of registering in the setting information storage unit is conceivable.

  The apparatus 10 can be automatically set by the above method.

(Embodiment 18)
A method for inputting device setting information of a plurality of devices 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration is the same as that described in the thirteenth embodiment. Next, the process will be described.

  (S310) After the user notifies the setting input unit 110 of the user identification information, the device identification information of the devices 10a and 10b is notified.

  (S311) The user operates the states of the devices 10a and 10b.

  (S312) The setting management unit 50 stores the device identification information of the devices 10a and 10b and the user identification information in association with each other.

  (S313) The setting input unit 110 displays the setting GUI for the devices 10a and 10b.

  (S314) Device setting information is input to the setting input unit 110.

  (S315) The setting input unit 110 notifies the setting management unit 50 of the device setting information, and the setting management unit 50 stores the device setting information in the setting storage unit 70 in association with the device identification information.

  A plurality of devices 10 can be set at the same time by the processes of (S310) to (S315).

(Embodiment 19)
A method for improving security by changing the device identification information when the user gives the device 10 to another person will be described. First, the configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 18, the device identification information presentation unit 24 of the device 10 is connected to the device identification information storage unit 16.

  Next, device identification information changing processing will be described.

  (S320) The user 200 acquires device identification information from the device identification information presentation unit 24 of the device 10.

  (S <b> 321) The user 200 notifies the user identification information and the acquired device identification information from the setting input unit 110.

  (S322) The device 10 notifies the user identification information and the device identification information notified to the setting management unit 50.

  (S323) The user 200 operates the device state.

  (S324) The setting management unit 50 acquires the operation of the device state of the notified device identification information. If the operation is a predetermined operation, the device management information 50 is generated by associating the device identification information with the user identification information. The device information is stored in the setting storage unit 70.

  (S325) The user 200 instructs the setting input unit 110 to change the device identification information.

  (S326) The setting management unit 50 newly generates device identification information, updates the device information stored in the setting management unit 50 with the device identification information before the update, to the updated device identification information. The generated device identification information is notified to the connection processing unit 12.

  (S327) The connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 updates the device identification information in the device identification information storage unit 16 with the received device identification information.

  (S328) The device identification information presentation unit 24 refers to the device identification information stored in the device identification information storage unit 16 and presents the device identification information.

  The presenting means is an LED panel, a liquid crystal screen, a device that emits sound or sound, and the like that can correspond to the device identification information to be changed.

  Through the processes of (S320) to (S328), the device identification information when the device 10 is handed over to another person can be changed, and security against problems such as personal information leakage is increased.

(Embodiment 20)
In the thirteenth embodiment, whether or not the association between the user identification information and the device identification information is completed, incomplete, whether the setting information of the device 10 is stored in the setting storage unit 70, Knowing the state of the device 10 is effective for managing the device 10 for the user. A method for notifying the state of the system or device 10 (hereinafter referred to as the system state) will be described with reference to FIG. The configuration is connected to the setting management unit 50, and a status notification unit 190 that notifies the user of the system status is added.

  Next, processing for notifying the system state will be described.

  (S330) The setting management unit 50 notifies the status notification unit 190 of the system status.

  (S331) The state notification unit 190 notifies the user of the system state.

  The timing at which the setting management unit 50 notifies the state notification unit 190 is when the system state is changed, when the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, or when the user inputs the setting input unit 110. The user identification information may be notified to the user. Note that the method of notifying the user by the status notification unit 190 may be a mail transmission using a mail function of a mobile phone, a FAX transmission, a pager, or a notification mail. Good.

(Embodiment 21)
A method for notifying the system state by a method different from that in Embodiment 20 will be described with reference to FIG. The state notification unit 26 is added to the device 10.

  Next, system state notification processing will be described.

  (S340) The setting management unit 50 notifies the connection processing unit 12 of the device 10 of the system state.

  (S341) The connection processing unit 12 notifies the status notification unit 26 of the system status.

  (S342) The state notification unit 26 notifies the user of the system state.

  Note that the timing when the setting management unit 50 notifies the connection processing unit 12 is when the system state is changed, when the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, or when the user inputs the setting input unit 110. The user identification information may be notified to the user.

  Note that the notification method to the user may be a method of notifying by LED, voice or music, a method of displaying on a character display device or a video display device, a method of vibrating, or the like.

  By the method of (S330) to (S331) or (S340) to (S342), the user can grasp the system state and is effective when setting the device.

(Embodiment 22)
In the thirteenth embodiment, when a malicious person inputs arbitrary apparatus identification information to the setting input unit 110 and the apparatus state of the apparatus 10 having the apparatus identification information input by the malicious person is accidentally operated, There is a problem that a malicious person can set the device 10 by associating the identification information with the device identification information.

  When the user identification information and the device identification information are associated with each other, an operation of the device state is accompanied. Therefore, when the malicious person and the user simultaneously instruct from the setting input unit 110 to set the same device 10, the device 10 I do not want to operate the device status of

  Therefore, when a certain user inputs the user identification information Ua and the device identification information K in the setting input unit 110, and then a different user inputs the different user identification information Ub and the device identification information K to the setting input unit 110. To do.

  The setting input unit 110a of the user who has input the user identification information Ua is presented with an instruction for prompting the device state operation. On the other hand, an instruction is displayed on the setting input unit 110b of the user who has input the user identification information Ub so as not to change the device state as shown in FIG.

  When the device state is operated in this state, it is assumed that the user identification information Ua and the device identification information K are associated.

  When the first user (user identification information Ua) is a malicious person and the second user (user identification information Ub) is a true user, the true user who can manipulate the device state Since no operation is performed, the user identification information Ua is not associated with the device identification information K.

  In the case where the first user (user identification information Ua) is a true user and the second user (user identification information Ub) is a malicious person, the true user operates the device state, and the user identification information Ua and device identification information K are associated with each other.

  By the above measures, impersonation by a malicious person can be prevented.

(Embodiment 23)
In the thirteenth embodiment, the user identification information is associated with the device identification information. A method for the user to easily set the device 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

  (S350) In a state where the processing of (S300) to (S302) is completed, the user notifies the setting input unit 110 of user identification information.

  (S351) The setting input unit 110 notifies the setting management unit 50 of user identification information.

  (S352) The setting management unit 50 acquires device information stored with the same user identification information as the received user identification information from the setting storage unit 70.

  (S353) The setting management unit 50 notifies the setting input unit 110 of the device identification information described in the acquired device information.

  (S354) The setting input unit 110 displays a list of device identification information.

  There may be a plurality of device identification information corresponding to the user identification information. Further, the device name may be used instead of the device identification information, or the device name designated by the user may be used.

  By the processes of (S350) to (S353), the user can easily select the device 10 when setting the device.

(Embodiment 24)
After the association between the user identification information and the device identification information in (S300) to (S302) is completed, the device 10 is specified by the notification of the user identification information by the user, and the setting information of the device 10 is associated with the device identification information. It can be registered in the setting management unit 50. When the device identification information is notified when the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50, the setting management unit 50 acquires the setting information of the device 10 associated with the received device identification information from the setting storage unit 70. The device 10 can be notified. When the user sets the setting information of the device 10 from the setting input unit 110, whether the setting information of the device 10 has been registered before, the setting information of the device 10 set by the user before, When information such as whether or not 10 has already been acquired is found, the user can refer to the idea of the setting contents. Therefore, in association with the device identification information of the device information, setting registration information indicating whether the registration of the device setting information is completed, or setting notification information indicating whether the notification of the device setting information to the device is completed. As shown in FIG. 24, it is stored in addition to the device information.

  When the device 10 is connected to the setting management unit 50 and the setting management unit 50 notifies the device 10 of the device setting information stored in the setting storage unit 70, the device setting information may be deleted.

  Note that the timing at which the device 10 notifies the setting management unit 50 may be when the device 10 is connected to the network, or may be periodically notified to the setting management unit 50 while being connected to the network. There is a user instruction unit such as a button for receiving a user instruction, and the setting management unit 50 may be notified when a user instruction is received from the user instruction unit.

  The device setting system according to the present invention has a function of associating user identification information with device identification information, and is useful as a device setting means without a setting I / F.

System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention An exemplary diagram showing an example of user information stored in the setting storage unit An exemplary diagram showing an example of device information stored in the setting storage unit System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention when a router device is used System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention when applied to IPv6 technology System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention An exemplary diagram showing an example of device information stored in the setting storage unit Flowchart for automatically generating device setting information performed by the setting management unit System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention An exemplary diagram showing an example of user information stored in the setting storage unit An exemplary diagram showing an example of device information stored in the setting storage unit System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention System configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention Example of notification screen An exemplary diagram showing an example of device information stored in the setting storage unit

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Apparatus 12 Connection processing part 14 Setting management part Information storage part 16 Equipment identification information storage part 18 IP address storage part 20 User instruction reception part 22 Notification part 24 Equipment identification information presentation part 26 Status notification part 30 Additional part 32 Additional processing part 34 Network identification information storage unit 36 IP address storage unit 50 Setting management unit 70 Setting storage unit 90 Setting terminal 92 Connection processing unit 94 Setting input unit 96 IP address storage unit 110 Setting input unit 130 Network identification information management unit 132 Connection processing unit 134 Network Identification information issuing unit 150 Notification unit 170 User identification information management unit 172 Connection processing unit 174 User identification information storage unit 190 Status notification unit 200 User

Claims (42)

A device setting system for setting a device,
The user information is information associated with user identification information and network identification information, and the device information is information associated with device identification information and user identification information.
A setting storage unit for storing the user information and the device information;
The device for notifying the setting management unit of the device identification information;
An adding unit for adding the network identification information to the notification from the device to the setting management unit;
The user information having the same network identification information as the received network identification information is acquired from the setting storage unit, and the user identification information in the acquired user information and the device identification information received from the device are A device setting system comprising: the setting management unit stored in the setting storage unit in association with the device information. 2. The apparatus setting system according to claim 1, wherein the network identification information is an IP address of a device that relays networks. 2. The apparatus setting system according to claim 1, wherein the network identification information is a network address part of an IP address defined by IPv6. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information when connected to a network. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device periodically notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information when receiving an instruction from a user. When receiving an instruction from the user, the device notifies the setting management unit of the user identification together with the device identification information, and the setting management unit receives the device identification information identical to the received device identification information. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device information stored in the setting storage unit is invalidated. When the setting terminal receives the user identification information from the user, the setting terminal notifies the setting management unit of acceptance of the user identification information, and the adding unit includes the network identification information in a notification from the setting terminal to the setting management unit. 2. The device setting according to claim 1, wherein the setting management unit associates the received user identification information with the received network identification information and stores the received user identification information in the setting storage unit as the user information. system. The setting storage unit stores user setting information associated with the user identification information, and the setting management unit stores the device information in the setting storage unit when storing the device information in the setting storage unit. 2. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device setting information is generated with reference to the user setting information stored in association with the user identification information. The setting storage unit stores device setting information associated with the device identification information, and the setting management unit stores the device information as the user identification information when the device information is stored in the setting storage unit. The device identification information described in the device information is acquired, and the device setting information is generated with reference to the device setting information associated with the same device identification information as the acquired device identification information. The apparatus setting system according to claim 1, wherein: The device setting system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the setting management unit stores the generated device setting information in the setting storage unit. The device setting system according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the setting management unit notifies the device of the generated device setting information, and the device stores the received device setting information. In addition to the device identification information and the user identification information, the setting availability information is associated to form the device information, and the device setting information is generated or not generated based on the setting availability information. The device setting system according to claim 9 or 10. The setting terminal can designate the setting availability information for each device identification information, and the setting management unit stores the device information updated with the designated setting availability information in the setting storage unit. The apparatus setting system according to claim 13. 9. The device setting according to claim 8, wherein the device notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information in a state where the setting management unit receives the user identification information from the setting terminal. system. When the managed network identification information is updated, the adding unit notifies the setting management unit of the network identification information before being updated and the updated network identification information, and the setting management unit The unit has the same network identification information as the network identification information before being updated, and updates the network identification information of the user information stored in the setting storage unit with the updated network identification information. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device setting system is stored in the setting storage unit. In addition to the device identification information and the user identification information, the state of the system and the device state information indicating the state of the device are associated with each other, and the setting storage unit stores the device information as the device information. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device status information stored in the setting storage unit is notified to a user. In addition to the device identification information and the user identification information, the state of the system and the device state information indicating the state of the device are associated with each other, and the setting storage unit stores the device information as the device information. The device setting system according to claim 1, wherein the device status information stored in the setting storage unit is notified to the device, and the device notifies the user of the device status information. A device setting system for realizing setting of a device, a user management unit for notifying the device of user identification information;
A setting storage unit for storing device information in which device identification information is associated with the user identification information;
Acquiring the user identification information from the user management unit, and notifying the user identification information and the device identification information to a setting management unit;
A device setting system comprising: a setting management unit that associates the user identification information received from the device with the device identification information received from the device and stores the device identification information in the setting storage unit as the device information. A device setting system for setting a device, a setting storage unit that stores device information in which device identification information and user identification information are associated;
Notifying the device identification information to a setting management unit, and presenting the device identification information,
A setting input unit that receives the user identification information and the device identification information and notifies the setting management unit;
Acquiring the device status of the device notifying the same device identification information as the device identification information received from the setting input unit, and associating the device identification information with the received user identification information as the device information And a setting management unit to be stored in the setting storage unit. The device state is defined by connection of the device, disconnection of the device, one or a plurality of input instructions, a combination operation thereof, and an order and time relationship of the combination operation. The device setting system according to claim 20. 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the device notifies the user of the device identification information, and the user inputs the user identification information and the device identification information to the setting input unit. . 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, further comprising an acquisition setting device that acquires the device identification information from the device and notifies the setting input unit of the user identification information and the acquired device identification information. The setting storage unit stores user setting information associated with user identification information, and the setting management unit stores the device information in the setting storage unit when the device information is stored in the setting storage unit. 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the device setting information is generated with reference to the user setting information stored in association with the user identification information. The setting storage unit stores device setting information associated with the device identification information, and the setting management unit stores the setting storage stored when the device information is stored in the setting storage unit. The device information stored in the setting storage unit having the same user identification information as the user identification information described in the unit is acquired, and the setting storage is associated with the device identification information of the acquired device information 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the device setting information is generated by referring to the device setting information stored in a unit. 26. The device setting system according to claim 24, wherein the setting management unit stores the generated device setting information in the setting storage unit. 26. The device setting system according to claim 24, wherein the setting management unit notifies the device of the generated device setting information, and the device stores the received device setting information. The setting input unit notifies the setting management unit of the plurality of input device identification information,
The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the setting management unit generates a plurality of the device information in association with a plurality of the device identification information and the user identification information. When the device stores the device identification information and notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information stored in the device, the setting management unit receives the same device identification information as the received device identification information. Obtaining the device information stored in the setting storage unit, updating the device identification information of the acquired device information with the device identification information, storing the device information in the setting management unit, and 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the device identification information updated is notified to a device, and the device updates the device identification information stored in the received device identification information. The setting management unit notifies the setting notification unit that the storage of the device information is completed, and the setting notification unit notifies the user that the storage of the device information is completed. 20. The device setting system according to 20. The setting management unit notifies the device that the storage of the device information in the setting storage unit is completed, and the device notifies that the storage of the device information is completed. Item 20. The device setting system according to Item 20. When the device identification information that is the same as the different user identification information is notified a plurality of times from the plurality of setting input units to the setting management unit, the setting management unit reports the user identification information for the second and subsequent times. 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein an instruction is issued to the setting input unit so as not to change the device state. When the user identification information is notified to the setting input unit, the setting management unit acquires and acquires the device information stored in the setting storage unit having the same user identification information as the received user identification information. 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the device identification information described in the device information is listed and displayed on the setting input unit. In addition to the device identification information and the user identification information, the registered state information, the notified state information, or both the registered state information and the notified state information are associated with the device information. The device setting system according to claim 20. 27. The device setting system according to claim 26, wherein the device setting information is deleted when the device is connected to the setting management unit. 27. The device setting system according to claim 26, wherein, when notified from the device, the setting management unit deletes the device setting information stored in the setting storage unit. 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the device periodically notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information. 21. The device setting system according to claim 20, wherein the device notifies the setting management unit of the device identification information when receiving an instruction from a user. A device setting method for setting a device,
The user information is information associated with user identification information and network identification information, and the device information is information associated with device identification information and user identification information.
A setting storage procedure for storing the user information and the device information;
The procedure of notifying the device identification information to a setting management procedure;
An additional procedure for adding the network identification information to the notification from the device to the setting management procedure;
The user information having the same network identification information as the received network identification information is acquired from the setting storage procedure, and the user identification information in the acquired user information and the device identification information received from the device are And a setting management procedure for storing the setting information in the setting storage procedure as the device information. A device setting method for setting a device, which stores device information in which device identification information and user identification information are associated with each other;
Notifying the device identification information to a setting management procedure, and presenting the device identification information,
A setting input procedure for receiving the user identification information and the device identification information and notifying the setting management procedure;
Acquiring the device status of the device notifying the same device identification information as the device identification information received from the setting input procedure, and associating the device identification information with the received user identification information as the device information And the setting management procedure to be stored in the setting storage procedure. A program for setting a device, or a recording medium recording the program,
The user information is information associated with user identification information and network identification information, and the device information is information associated with device identification information and user identification information.
Setting storage means for storing the user information and the device information;
The means for notifying the device identification information to a setting management means;
Adding means for adding the network identification information to the notification from the device to the setting management means;
Acquiring the user information having the same network identification information as the received network identification information from the setting storage means; the user identification information in the acquired user information; and the device identification received from the device A program comprising the setting management means comprising the step of generating the device information in association with information and the step of storing in the setting storage means. The recording medium which recorded the program of Claim 41.

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