JP2009123097A - Property management system, portable terminal, server, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and certainly perform collection of property information of a machine which exists in environment where property information cannot be transmitted directly. <P>SOLUTION: First, a portable terminal 5 is connected with a machine 3 to be managed (a management object machine), and transmits an agent 31 which collects property information of the machine (an information collection agent). Next, the agent 31 transmitted to the machine 3 to be managed collects property information of the machine 3 to be managed, and transmits it to the portable terminal 5. Then, the portable terminal 5 transmits property information of the machine 3 to be managed to prescribed property management server 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an asset management system, a portable terminal, a server, and a program, and more particularly to an asset management system, a portable terminal, a server, and a program for managing hardware assets, software assets, and the like of various machines such as personal computers and servers. .

  In Patent Document 1, an agent (also referred to as “software agent” or “agent program”) is transmitted to a terminal device (managed machine), and device configuration information, setting information, asset information is executed by an agent operating on the terminal device side Is transmitted and is managed in the database of the host device. The asset management system has an environment in which a terminal device that is a managed machine and an asset management server that is a host device are always connected to a network.

  Patent Document 2 discloses a software asset management method that enables acquisition of asset information of a client terminal in a stand-alone environment. Specifically, an agent for storing the asset information of the client in the medium for installing the software is provided, and when the software is installed in the client in a stand-alone environment, the agent receives the asset information of the client. Acquire on the medium. Later, when the media is installed on another client connected to the network, a configuration is disclosed in which the agent sends the asset information of the client in the standalone environment stored in advance to the asset management server. Yes.

  Although not intended for the management of hardware assets and software assets of the various machines described above, Patent Document 3 describes the management of various fixed assets in companies, organizations, etc., as a handy terminal with a barcode reading function ( An example of using a wireless terminal is disclosed.

JP 2002-366636 A JP 2004-178121 A JP 07-311800 A

  When collecting asset information of a machine in an offline state or an environment that cannot be connected to the asset management server due to firewalls or security, the asset information collected by the agent is stored on a flexible disk or USB as in the method described in Patent Document 2. Once stored in an external storage medium such as a memory, the asset information stored in the external storage medium is captured by another machine and transferred to the asset management server, or stored in the external storage medium on the asset management server. It is necessary to capture the information directly.

  The method described in Patent Document 2 seems to save the above work by sending an agent to the medium. However, the medium is a medium for installing software, and the collection of asset information is also concerned. The configuration is performed at the time of software installation. The collected asset information of the stand-alone machine is transmitted to the asset management server when software is installed on another machine.

  For this reason, there is a problem that asset information of a machine that does not require installation of the software cannot be collected, and that a non-standalone machine that transmits the collected asset information needs to be installed on the same medium. is there.

  In other words, asset information cannot be collected effectively unless the software is used in a unified manner on all machines in the company. For example, in order to send asset information of a single computer that operates stand-alone to the asset management server, The person in charge of asset management must perform an operation of transferring asset information to the asset management server, or the asset management server needs to directly capture information stored in the external storage medium.

  Patent Document 3 is capable of collecting information on fixed assets that do not have communication means per se. However, the revision of data corresponding to the collection of asset information in the asset management system of the above machine can be performed with a handy terminal ( The person in charge of operating the (wireless terminal) is visually and manually performed.

  Therefore, even with any of the above Patent Documents 1-3, asset information of a machine in a stand-alone environment cannot be collected accurately and reliably.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to accurately store asset information of an offline machine, a firewall, or a machine that cannot be connected to the asset management server due to security. Another object of the present invention is to provide an asset management system, a portable terminal, a server, and a program that can be reliably collected.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, means for connecting to a managed machine, means for transmitting an agent for collecting machine asset information to the managed machine, and the management via the agent Means for obtaining asset information of a target machine and transmitting the obtained asset information of the managed machine to a predetermined asset management server, and the asset information cannot be directly transmitted to the predetermined asset management server A portable terminal that collects asset information of machines in the environment is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an asset management server comprising means for receiving asset information from the mobile terminal and means for managing the received asset information for each machine.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an asset management system including the above-described portable terminal and an asset management server that receives asset information from the portable terminal and manages each machine.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the following asset information collection method for machines. First, a mobile terminal connects to a managed machine and transmits an agent that collects asset information of the machine. Next, the agent transmitted to the managed machine collects asset information of the managed machine and transmits it to the portable terminal. Then, the mobile terminal transmits the asset information of the managed machine to a predetermined asset management server.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a process of connecting to a managed machine, a process of transmitting an agent that collects asset information of the machine to the managed machine, and the management via the agent Processing for obtaining asset information of a target machine, and transmitting the obtained asset information of the managed machine to a predetermined asset management server, causing a computer constituting a portable terminal to execute the predetermined asset management server A program for collecting asset information of machines in an environment where asset information cannot be transmitted directly is provided.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily and reliably collect asset information of a machine in an environment where asset information cannot be transmitted directly to a predetermined asset management server. The reason is that an information collection agent is sent to an arbitrary machine to be managed using a mobile terminal, and the asset information of the machine is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the asset management server.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an asset management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, an asset management server 1 for storing / managing asset information, a managed machine 3 managed as an asset, and a handy terminal 5 are shown.

  Further, in the configuration of FIG. 1, a Web server 2 is arranged for referring to asset information managed by the asset management server 1 with a Web browser. The monitoring terminal 4 is a terminal used by an administrator, and transmits and receives information to and from the information receiving means (SV) 11 and information transmitting means (SV) 12 of the asset management server 1 via the Web server 2.

  The asset management server 1 includes an information receiving means (SV) 11, an information registering means 13, an information referring means 14, and an information transmitting means (SV) 12. Further, asset management for managing asset information It is connected to DB15.

  The information receiving means (SV) 11 receives the asset information transmitted from the managed machine 3 or the handy terminal 5 and passes it to the information registration means 13.

  The information registration unit 13 stores the transferred asset information in the asset information storage area 151 of the asset management DB 15.

  The information reference means 14 refers to the asset information stored in the asset management database (asset management DB) 15 using the value for specifying the managed machine 3 such as the asset management number, machine name, IP address as a key. To do. The information reference unit 14 also operates as an information collection agent or script extraction unit stored in the asset management DB 15 and a unit for determining whether update is necessary.

  The information transmission means (SV) 12 passes the search key to the information reference means 14 and transmits the asset information stored in the asset management DB 15 to the monitoring terminal 4 and the handy terminal 5. The information transmission means (SV) 12 also functions as a means for transmitting an information collection agent 154 and a script to be described later to the handy terminal 5.

  The asset management DB 15 includes an asset information storage area 151 for managing the asset information of the managed machine 3 collected via the handy terminal 5, a script storage area 152 for storing scripts and commands executed on the managed machine 3. , An execution condition storage area 153 for storing conditions for executing the script, an information collection agent 154 installed on the managed machine 3 and operating, and script execution means 155.

  The managed machine 3 includes an information collection agent 31, a script execution unit 32, an asset management number 33, and a communication interface 34.

  The information collection agent 31 collects asset information related to the hardware and software of the managed machine 3.

  The script execution unit 32 executes a script or command downloaded from the asset management server 1. As the script execution unit 32, for example, a script engine corresponding to a predetermined language can be used.

  The asset management number 33 is a management number that is unique within the system paid out from the asset management server 1, and is stored in the auxiliary storage device or the like of the managed machine 3.

  The communication interface 34 is an interface unit that communicates with the handy terminal 5 by a wired or wireless system.

  The monitoring terminal 4 includes a GUI (Graphical User Interface) 41 and a Web browser 42. Note that both the GUI 41 and the web browser 42 do not need to be provided in the monitoring terminal 4, and it is sufficient that at least one of them can be used.

  The GUI 41 communicates with the information transmission means (SV) 12 of the asset management server 1 and presents asset information managed by the asset management server 1 to the user (administrator). Further, it communicates with the information receiving means (SV) 11 to correct the asset information received from the user.

  The Web browser 42 communicates with the information transmission means (SV) 12 of the asset management server 1 via the Web server 2 and presents asset information managed by the asset management server 1 to the user (administrator). Further, it communicates with the information receiving means (SV) 11 via the Web server 2 and executes an operation for updating the asset information received from the user.

  The handy terminal (handy terminal) 5 includes a display unit 51, a control unit 52, an asset information storage buffer 53, and a program storage buffer 54. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the handy terminal 5 of FIG.

  The display unit 51 displays information such as asset information acquired from the asset management server 1.

  The control unit 52 communicates with the managed machine 3 and the asset management server 1 to transfer asset information, and also manages asset information, agent programs, and the like stored in the asset information storage buffer 53 and the program storage buffer 54. To do. The control unit 52 is, for example, an agent that connects a computer constituting the handy terminal 5 to a managed machine using its various input / output interfaces, and collects asset information of the machine on the managed machine And a process of acquiring the asset information of the managed machine via the agent and transmitting the acquired asset information of the managed machine to a predetermined asset management server. It can be realized by a program.

  The asset information storage buffer 53 temporarily stores asset information received from the managed machine 3.

  The program storage buffer 54 holds the downloaded script for a certain period of time when the information collection agent 154 stored in the asset management DB 15 of the asset management server 1 or the script stored in the script storage area 152 is downloaded.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, referring to FIG. 3, the information collection agent 154 and the script execution means 155 are installed on the managed machine 3 through the handy terminal 5, and the operation of each device until the information collection agent 154 starts up the asset information. The operation of each device until collection is described.

[Install Information Collection Agent]
First, when the user of the handy terminal 5 directly performs wireless communication with the asset management server 1 or connects to the asset management server 1 via the Web server 2, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 detects the connection, It connects to the information transmission means (SV) 12 of the management server 1.

  After the connection, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 confirms whether or not the information collection agent 154 and script execution means 155 to be resident in the managed machine 3 are stored in the program storage buffer 54, and the asset management server 1. Information is sent to the information transmission means (SV) 12 (step S001 in FIG. 3).

  For example, when neither the information collection agent 154 nor the script execution unit 155 is stored in the program storage buffer 54, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 stores nothing in the information transmission unit (SV) 12 of the asset management server 1. Notify that you have not. The information transmission unit (SV) 12 that has received the notification notifies the information reference unit 14 of the result received from the control unit 52. The information reference unit 14 extracts the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 from the asset management DB 15 and passes them to the information transmission unit (SV) 12.

  The information transmission means (SV) 12 transfers the information collection agent 154 and script execution means 155 received from the information reference means 14 to the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 (step S002 in FIG. 3). Then, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 stores the received information collection agent 154 and script execution means 155 in the program storage buffer 54 (step S003 in FIG. 3).

  Further, for example, when the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 are stored in the program storage buffer 54, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 sends the creation date of each program to the information transmission unit (SV) 12. And version information. The information transmission means (SV) 12 that has received the notification notifies the information reference means 14 of the result received from the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5. The information reference means 14 extracts the creation date and version of each program of the information collection agent 154 and script execution means 155 from the asset management DB 15, and the creation date and version of each program received from the information transmission means (SV) 12. And compare.

  As a result of the comparison, when it is determined that the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 need to be updated, the information reference unit 14 extracts the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 from the asset management DB 15 and transmits the information. It passes to the means (SV) 12.

  Also in this case, the information transmission means (SV) 12 transfers the information collection agent 154 and script execution means 155 received from the information reference means 14 to the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 (step S002 in FIG. 3). Then, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 stores the received information collection agent 154 and script execution means 155 in the program storage buffer 54 (step S003 in FIG. 3).

  On the other hand, if it is determined that the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 need not be updated as a result of the comparison, for example, the program creation date and version information are the same, the information reference unit 14 sends the information transmission unit (SV) ) 12 is notified that the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 do not need to be updated. The information transmission means (SV) 12 transfers a message indicating that the information collection agent 154 and the script execution means 155 need not be updated to the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5.

  By performing the above operation, storage of the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 resident in the managed machine 3 in the handy terminal 5 is completed.

  Next, the operation of each device until the information collection agent 154 and the script execution means 155 stored in the handy terminal 5 as described above are installed and operated in the managed machine 3 will be described.

  When the handy terminal 5 is connected to the communication interface 34 of the managed machine 3 by wire or wireless, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 detects the connection, and the information collection agent 31 and the script execution means 32 are connected to the managed machine 3. Check if it is already installed. If the information collection agent 31 and the script execution means 32 are not installed in the managed machine 3, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 uses the information collection agent 154 and the script execution means stored in the program storage buffer 54. 155 is sent to the managed machine 3, and installed and activated as the information collection agent 31 and the script execution means 32 (step S101 in FIG. 3).

  On the other hand, when the information collection agent 31 and the script execution unit 32 are already operating in the managed machine 3, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 determines the creation date of the information collection agent 31 and the script execution unit 32 that are operating. The version and the information collection agent 154 stored in the program storage buffer 54 are compared with the script execution means 155. As a result of the comparison, when it is determined that the information collection agent 154 and the script execution unit 155 need to be updated, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 stores the information collection agent 154 stored in the program storage buffer 54 and the script execution unit. 155 is sent to the managed machine 3 and replaced with the information collection agent 31 and the script execution means 32. Note that if it is determined that no update is necessary, for example, the program creation date and version information of the information collection agent 154 and the script execution means 155 are the same, the replacement process is not performed.

  By performing the above operations, it is possible to install and operate the optimum information collection agent 31 and script execution means 32 in the managed machine 3.

[Information collection by information collection agent]
Next, an operation from the collection of asset information of the managed machine 3 by the information collection agent 31 until registration in the asset management server 1 will be described.

  The information collection agent 31 of the managed machine 3 operates at a preset timing such as immediately after installation or at a predetermined time interval, and collects asset information regarding the hardware and software of the managed machine 3 (step S102 in FIG. 3). ). At this point, if the managed machine 3 is connected to the network, it communicates with the information receiving means (SV) 11 via the Web server 2 or directly and transmits the asset information to the asset management server 1. can do. In the following description, it is assumed that the managed machine 3 is in an environment where asset information cannot be transmitted directly to the asset management server 1.

  The information collecting agent 31 transmits the collected asset information to the handy terminal 5 connected by wire or wirelessly (step S103). The control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 stores the received asset information in the asset information storage buffer 53.

  Thereafter, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 directly communicates with the asset management server 1 by radio or via the Web server 2 to communicate with the information receiving means (SV) 11 of the asset management server 1, and from the information collecting agent 31. The received asset information is transmitted (step S104).

  The asset information received by the information receiving means (SV) 11 is registered as asset information of the managed machine 3 in the asset information storage area 151 of the asset management DB 15 by the information registration means 13 of the asset management server 1 (step S105). ).

  When the registration of the asset information in the asset management DB 15 is completed, the information registration unit 13 notifies the information reception unit (SV) 11 of the completion of registration. The information receiving means (SV) 11 that has received the registration completion notification directly notifies the information collection agent 31 of the registration completion notification via the route through which the asset information has been sent. Alternatively, registration completion may be notified from the information receiving means (SV) 11 to the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5, and the registration completion may be notified from the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 to the information collecting agent 31.

  If the managed machine 3 is a machine that is newly registered in the asset management DB 15 in step S105, the asset information registration completion notification notified to the information collection agent 31 is unique within the system. Contains the assigned asset management number. Upon receiving the asset management number, the information collection agent 31 stores the received asset management number included in the asset information registration completion notification as the asset management number 33 in the managed machine 3.

  By performing the above operation, the asset information of the managed machine 3 can be registered in the asset management server 1. Further, once registered in the asset management DB 15, it is possible to specify asset information to be referred to and updated by the asset management number.

[Referencing and updating asset information]
The administrator can use the monitoring terminal 4 to refer to or update the asset information collected as described above. An example will be described below.

  The administrator uses the GUI 41 in the monitoring terminal 4 to pass the search conditions such as the asset management number and the machine name to the information transmission means (SV) 12 of the asset management server 1, so that the asset of any managed machine 3 Information can be referenced. More specifically, the information transmission means (SV) 12 that has received the search condition from the search condition input means of the GUI 41 of the monitoring terminal 4 passes the search condition to the information reference means 14, and stores the asset information storage area of the asset management DB 15. The asset information of the managed machine 3 that matches the condition is acquired from the asset information in 151, and transmitted to the GUI 41. The GUI 41 that has received the asset information from the information transmission means (SV) 12 displays the asset information on the display device of the monitoring terminal 4 by the information display means.

  When updating the referenced asset information, when the information displayed on the GUI 41 is corrected and a predetermined update execution button or the like is activated, the asset management number of the corrected asset and the corrected asset information are displayed as information receiving means (SV). 11 is transmitted. The information receiving means (SV) 11 passes the asset management number of the corrected asset and the corrected asset information to the information registration means 13. The information registration unit 13 reflects the correction contents on the asset information of the managed machine 3 stored in the asset information storage area 151 of the asset management DB 15 using the asset management number as a key, and updates the information receiving unit (SV) 11. Notify completion. The information receiving means (SV) 11 that has received the update completion notifies the update completion to the GUI 41 of the monitoring terminal 4.

  The same applies to the case where the administrator uses the Web browser 42 in the monitoring terminal 4. By connecting to the Web server 2 using the Web browser 42, the asset information of any managed machine 3 can be referred to. . In this case, the Web server 2 communicates with the information transmission unit (SV) 12 and the information reception unit (SV) 11 of the asset management server 1 and uses the same method as that of the GUI 41, and a necessary database with the asset management server 1 Perform the operation.

  By performing the above operation, the administrator can refer to or update the asset management information registered in the asset management server 1.

  Further, the administrator can refer to the script storage area 152 and the execution condition storage area 153 of the asset management DB 15 using the monitoring terminal 4 in the same procedure as the asset information. When it is desired to set a script to be executed on the monitored machine 3 and a condition for executing the script, the administrator uses the monitoring terminal 4 to modify the contents stored in the script storage area 152 and the execution condition storage area 153 or to newly Registration will be performed.

[Automatic update of asset information, automatic execution of script]
Next, a method for automatically updating asset information and executing a script for updating asset information using the handy terminal 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

  When the handy terminal 5 is connected to the communication interface 34 of the managed machine 3 by wire or wireless, the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 communicates with the information collection agent 31 of the managed machine 3 and acquires the asset management number 33. (Step S201 in FIG. 4).

  The control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 that has received the asset management number 33 passes the asset management number 33 to the information transmitting means (SV) 12 of the asset management server 1 directly or via the Web server 2 by wireless communication (FIG. 4). Step S202).

  The information transmission means (SV) 12 of the asset management server 1 passes the asset management number to the information reference means 14. The information reference unit 14 acquires the asset information of the managed machine 3 that matches the asset management number 33 from the asset information in the asset information storage area 151 of the asset management DB 15 (step S203 in FIG. 4).

  Next, the information reference unit 14 checks whether or not the extracted asset information is updated at the update interval stored in the execution condition storage area 153 (step S204 in FIG. 4).

  Furthermore, the information reference means 14 checks whether there is any script stored in the script storage area 152 that matches the extracted asset information (step S205 in FIG. 4). Here, when there is a matching script, the information reference means 14 passes the information such as the script name and the registration date to the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 via the information transmission means (SV) 12 and matches. An inquiry is made as to whether the script targeted by the execution condition is already stored in the program storage buffer 54 of the handy terminal 5.

  The control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 checks whether or not the inquired script is stored in the program storage buffer 54 and returns the presence or absence of the script to the information reference unit 14 via the information transmission unit (SV) 12. When the script is not stored in the program storage buffer 54, the information reference unit 14 extracts the script from the script storage area 152.

  The information reference unit 14 passes the asset information obtained from the asset management DB 15, the check result of the update deadline, and the script to the information transmission unit (SV) 12, and transmits the information to the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 (step S206 in FIG. 4). .

  The control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 displays the asset information and the update deadline check result on the display unit 51 and stores the script sent from the asset management server 1 in the program storage buffer 54 of the handy terminal 5. The control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 passes the check result of the asset information update deadline and the script sent from the management server 1 to the script execution means 32 of the managed machine 3 (step S207 in FIG. 4).

  The script execution means 32 of the managed machine 3 first confirms the check result of the update deadline, and if it is determined that it is necessary to send the latest asset information, the asset collection agent 31 collects the asset information. Ask. Further, the script execution means 32 executes the script received from the handy terminal 5 (step S208 in FIG. 4).

  The information collection agent 31 of the managed machine 3 executes asset information collection (step S209). When the collection of asset information is completed, the information collection agent 31 notifies the script execution means 32 to that effect and transfers the collected asset information to the control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 (step S210 in FIG. 4). .

  The control unit 52 of the handy terminal 5 that has received the asset information communicates with the information receiving means (SV) 11 of the asset management server 1 and transmits the asset information to the asset management server (step S211 in FIG. 4).

  By performing the above operation, it becomes possible to collect and update the asset information of the managed machine 3 whose asset information of the asset management server 1 has not been updated for a certain period or longer using the handy terminal 5. . In addition, an environment for downloading a script from the asset management server 1 via the handy terminal 5 is provided, and the downloaded script can be automatically executed on the managed machine 3.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, an agent that collects information is not installed on a managed machine, and the user is conscious even if it is difficult to install from an asset management server or the like. It is possible to automatically install an agent and collect asset information on the machine without any problem. The reason is that, when the handy terminal is connected, the configuration is adopted in which the agent stored in the handy terminal is automatically transmitted to the managed machine.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, asset information collection work using an external storage medium as in the past is not necessary. This is because the asset information collected by the managed machine can be transmitted to the handy terminal, and the asset information can be transmitted from the handy terminal to the asset management server.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically execute a script for updating asset information or updating asset information of a managed machine without the user of the handy terminal being aware of it. The reason is that when the handy terminal is connected to a managed machine, the information stored in the asset management DB is referenced / compared, and based on the result, the managed machine automatically updates asset information, scripts, etc. This is because it can be executed.

It is a figure showing the structure of the asset management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the detailed structure of the handy terminal of FIG. It is a sequence diagram showing operation | movement of the asset management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sequence diagram showing operation | movement of the asset management system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Asset management server 2 Web server 3 Managed machine 4 Monitoring terminal 5 Handy terminal (portable terminal)
11 Information receiving means (SV)
12 Information transmission means (SV)
13 Information Registration Unit 14 Information Reference Unit 15 Asset Management Database (Asset Management DB)
31 Information Collection Agent 32 Script Execution Means 33 Asset Management Number 34 Communication Interface 41 GUI (Graphical User Interface)
42 Web browser 51 Display unit 52 Control unit 53 Asset information storage buffer 54 Program storage buffer 151 Asset information storage region 152 Script storage region 153 Execution condition storage region 154 Information collection agent 155 Script execution means

Claims (13)

A means of connecting to the managed machine;
Means for transmitting an agent for collecting asset information of the machine to the managed machine;
Means for obtaining asset information of the managed machine via the agent, and transmitting the obtained asset information of the managed machine to a predetermined asset management server;
A portable terminal that collects asset information of a machine in an environment where asset information cannot be transmitted directly to the predetermined asset management server.   The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that inquires of the predetermined asset management server whether or not collection of asset information of the managed machine is necessary when connected to the managed machine.   The portable terminal according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising means for transmitting agent information to the predetermined asset management server and receiving an updated agent from the predetermined asset management server.   4. The script according to claim 1, wherein a script to be executed on the managed machine is received from the predetermined asset management server, and script execution means provided in the managed machine is caused to execute the received script. The portable terminal as described in one.   The portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the script is a script that updates asset information of the device itself and requests the agent to collect asset information.   6. The agent according to claim 1, wherein the agent transmits the asset information directly to the predetermined asset management server when the managed machine can directly transmit the asset information to the predetermined asset management server. The portable terminal as described in one. Means for receiving asset information from the mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6;
And a means for managing the received asset information for each machine.   The asset management server according to claim 7, which responds whether or not the asset information of the inquired machine should be updated in response to an inquiry from the portable terminal according to claim 1.   The agent held by the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is confirmed, and when the agent to be updated is held, the updated agent is transmitted to the portable terminal. The asset management server according to 7 or 8.   If the script to be executed on the machine is held based on the asset information of the machine inquired from the portable terminal according to any one of claims 4 to 6, the script is transmitted to the portable terminal. The asset management server according to any one of claims 7 to 9. A mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6;
An asset management system comprising: an asset management server that receives asset information from the portable terminal and manages the information for each machine. The mobile device connects to the managed machine, sends an agent that collects machine asset information,
The agent sent to the managed machine collects asset information of the managed machine and sends it to the mobile terminal,
A machine asset information collection method performed by the portable terminal transmitting asset information of the managed machine to a predetermined asset management server. A process to connect to the managed machine,
Processing for sending an agent that collects asset information of the machine to the managed machine;
The asset information of the managed machine is obtained via the agent, and the process of transmitting the obtained asset information of the managed machine to a predetermined asset management server is executed on a computer constituting the portable terminal Let
A program for collecting asset information of a machine in an environment where asset information cannot be transmitted directly to the predetermined asset management server.

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