JP4161689B2 - Online PC loss prevention system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an online PC loss prevention system that provides information for preventing loss of a PC connected online.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, inventory management of PCs has been performed using a ledger (paper electronic file) while visually checking PCs to be managed. For this reason, the situation of PC loss occurs easily.
For this reason, when a PC or the like connected to a communication network is arranged as a stolen item, there has been proposed a method for notifying registration information relating to the PC or the like to a designated place (for example, see Patent Document 1). .
[0003]
In addition, errors such as missing numbers may occur in the IP address setting, but the address currently used in the network is investigated by the duplicate address investigation part, registered in the in-use address database, and an address distribution request from the terminal In response to the above, there has been proposed one in which address distribution processing is performed so as not to overlap with addresses already used in the network (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-105745 A [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-2002-232449 gazette
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, this conventional technique has the following problems. First, a PC is a small equipment item, and there is a problem that a large number of man-hours are required to perform inventory management because of a large amount of movement, and management itself is neglected, and a situation where a PC is lost easily occurs.
In addition, there is a problem that IP addresses are often subject to errors such as double addresses and missing numbers.
[0006]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an on-line PC loss prevention system that can reliably manage PCs, prevent PC loss, and eliminate an IP address setting error.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An online PC loss prevention system according to the present invention is an online PC loss prevention system that provides registration information of a client computer device connected to a network. The online computer loss prevention system connects to a server computer device online. Management data registration means for registering management data including a name, a location input in the client computer device, an IP address automatically generated according to the location, and a location in the management data of the client computer device location to the client computing device by the given information, the address management table for providing the IP address available except IP using values that are currently used in a range of IP upper and IP lower limit, Inquiries Inventory management code was sent to the server-side inventory management system, return and client-side inventory management system that displays the inventory list that was returned in response to the inquiry, the stock list according to the inventory management code of the inquiry Based on the server side inventory management system and the IP address given by the address management table, the client computer device is automatically transferred from the client computer device after being reconnected to the server computer device. Management data registered in the client computer device is checked on the basis of the registered management data, and display according to the match or mismatch is performed in the client computer device, and the client computer device is managed, Client computer Characterized by comprising a management unit for providing registration information of the data unit.
[0008]
The online PC loss prevention system according to the present invention is automatically generated according to the user of the client computer device connected to the server computer device online, the model name, the location input in the client computer device, and the location The management data including the IP address to be registered is registered, and the client computer apparatus is currently in the range of the IP upper limit value and the IP lower limit value by the information specifying the location in the management data of the client computer apparatus and the address management table. An IP address that can be used excluding the used IP usage value is given, and the inventory list returned from the server-side inventory management system according to the inventory management code inquired by the client-side inventory management system is displayed on the client-side. Inventory management system To the client computer device automatically transferred from the client computer device after the client computer device is reconnected to the server computer device based on the IP address given by the address management table. Check the registered management data based on the registered management data, cause the client computer device to display a match or mismatch, and manage the client computer device. Provide registration information.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The online PC loss prevention system of this embodiment has inventory management data such as a user of a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC) connected online, a model name, a PC-specific management number (arbitrary), a location, and an IP address. Is registered, and the PC-specific user, model name, management number (optional), location, and IP address that were started when the PC was started up are checked based on the registered data. Indicate that it is an unknown (unmanaged) PC, and if there is a match, always stock on the PC screen the user, model name, management number (optional), location, IP address, etc. Displaying management data provides information on preventing PC loss. And if the IP address is the same location (same floor, same building), it will be within the specified value, specify the location of the PC from the IP address, and make an inquiry from the PC connected to this online PC loss prevention system Thus, it is characterized by providing information on the user, model name, management number (arbitrary), location, and IP address of the designated PC.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection example between a client PC 20 and a server PC (management data registration means) 10 via a network 30 to which the online PC loss prevention system is applied. In this online PC loss prevention system, the user and model name are read from the client PC 20 from Windows (registered trademark, OS developed by Microsoft), the management number (arbitrary) and location unique to the PC are input, and the network 30 To the server PC 10, the PC loss prevention management table TBL 1 shown in FIG. 4 and the PC inventory list shown in FIG. 7 are created. This PC loss prevention management table TBL becomes an information source for inventory management. The management number is defined in advance in the PC inventory list shown in FIG. 7 together with the model name, user, location, etc. for each PC.
The IP address of the client PC 20 connected to the network 30 is designated and transferred to this online PC loss prevention system, whereby the same area use IP satisfying the lower limit IPmin address ≦ the same area use IP address ≦ the upper limit IPmax address of FIG. An address is allocated and transferred to the client PC 20 for display. The client PC 20 newly connects to the network 30 using the displayed IP address.
When the PC is started up, the user, model name, management number (optional), location, and IP address registered in the client PC 20 are automatically transferred to the server PC 10 to check whether they are in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1. / Displays the mismatch on the client PC 20. Then, attention is urged for unknown products (PCs that are not stock-managed).
Further, the user, model name, management number (arbitrary), location, and IP address registered in the client PC 20 are always displayed on the screen of the client PC 20 since the PC startup. This promotes prevention of PC loss.
The server PC 10 can inquire, update, and delete the user, model name, management number (arbitrary), location, and IP address assigned to each PC of each department in the online PC loss prevention system.
[0011]
As shown in FIG. 1, the online PC loss prevention system according to this embodiment has a user, model name (data read from Windows), location (input data), IP address (based on location data). Data created by the online PC loss prevention system), management number (optional) (input data) data is created, registration, update, deletion, inquiries are requested, and the client's online PC is lost. The server side which registers the prevention system, the connected client PC 20, the network 30 for transmitting and receiving data, and the data of the client PC 20 in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1 in FIG. The server PC 10 is an online PC loss prevention system.
[0012]
The connection of the network 30 is configured with IP addresses (IP groups) within a specified range within the same area (floor, building unit). The IP address to be used has a function of creating a lower limit IPmini address in FIG. 2 ≦ the same region use IP address ≦ the upper limit IPmax address.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the IP address management table TBL2. By using this IP address management table TBL2, the IP usage values currently used in the range of the IP upper limit value and the IP lower limit value are excluded from the information indicating the location. A function to determine and create an IP address that can be used.
[0013]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing this online PC loss prevention system, which is composed of an online PC loss prevention system on the server side and the client side. The online PC loss prevention system on the client side is the user and model of the client PC 20 to be connected. It has an inventory management system 21 that accepts registration, update, deletion, and inquiry of name, management number (optional), location, and IP address and displays the processing status including registration, update, deletion, and inquiry.
[0014]
The online PC loss prevention system of the server PC 10 responds to the client request of the inventory management system 21, and creates, updates, and deletes the PC loss prevention management table TBL1 of FIG. 4, and extracts the inquiry information (registration and update). , Deletion, inquiry) 11, IP address setting system 12 for determining the IP address from the location, PC user, model name, management number (optional), location, IP address, and server-side online A PC startup connection confirmation system 13 that checks whether the information in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1 registered in the PC loss prevention system matches and creates a message to that effect is provided.
[0015]
The client PC 20 to be connected, when starting up the PC, reads the user, model name, and IP address from Windows, takes out the location and management number (optional) from the file, and transfers them to the server PC 10 to transfer to the server PC 10. 6 includes a loss prevention screen display system 23 for creating and displaying the display items 24 of the location, user, model name, and management number (optional) in the loss prevention screen display (client) of FIG.
[0016]
Next, the operation will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the client side inventory management system 21, FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the PC startup stock management system 22, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the loss prevention screen display system 23. 11 is a flowchart showing the operations of the inventory management system 11 and the IP address setting system 12 of the server PC 10, and FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operations of the connection confirmation system 13 at the time of starting the PC.
As shown in FIG. 8A, the client-side inventory management system 21 in FIG. 3 receives a request input from the screen (step S1), and if it is registration (step S2), the inventory management code (registration) is sent to the server. If sent to the PC 10 (step S3), if updated (step S4), the inventory management code (update) is sent to the server PC 10 (step S5), if deleted (step S6), the inventory management code (deleted) is sent to the server. It is sent to the PC 10 (step S7), and since the rest is an inquiry, an inventory management code (inquiry) is sent to the server PC 10 (step S8). Also, as shown in FIG. 8B, when a message is received from the server PC 10 (step S11) and the content of this message cannot be processed (step S12), a message indicating that the message is disabled is displayed (step S13). If there is (step S14), the IP address is displayed (step S15), if it is an inquiry (step S16), the list is displayed (step S17), and the rest is updated or deleted, so that the processed state is displayed. (Step S18).
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 9, the PC startup inventory management system 22 of the connected client PC 20 in FIG. 3 reads the IP startup IP address, user, and model name from the Windows OS (step S21), and manages them. The number (arbitrary) and location are read from the file (step S22) and sent to the server PC 10 (step S23).
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 10, the loss prevention screen display system 23 of the client PC 20 in FIG. 3 receives a message from the server PC 10 (step S31), checks whether it can be connected (step S32), and if it is not possible, the connection is impossible. A message is displayed on the screen (step S33). On the other hand, if connection is possible, the location, user, model name, and management number (arbitrary) are displayed as shown in the loss prevention screen display of FIG. 6 (step S34).
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 11, the inventory management system 11 of the server PC 10 shown in FIG. 3 receives a message from the client (step S41), and if it is registered (step S42), the IP address setting system 12 changes the IP address management table depending on the location. And assigns an IP address in the specified range (step S43), and sets the user, IP address, location, model name, and management number (arbitrary) in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1 (step S44). Then, the inventory management system 11 sends a message to the client (step S45). If the user is registered in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1 and is updated / deleted (steps S46 and S47), the PC loss prevention management table TBL1 is updated / deleted (step S48), and a message is sent to the client. (Step S45). If registered (step S46) and not updated / deleted (step S46, step S47), an inquiry is made to obtain designated information (step S49), and a message is sent to the client (step S45). If it is not registered (step S46), an unprocessable message is created (step S50) and sent to the client (step S45).
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 12, the connection confirmation system 13 at the time of startup of the server PC 10 in FIG. 3 receives a message from the client (step S61), and the user, IP address, location, model name, and management number (arbitrary) are set. It is checked whether it is in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1 (step S62), and if it is in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1, a processable message is sent to the client (step S63, step S65). On the other hand, if it is not in the PC loss prevention management table TBL1, a process impossible message is sent to the client (steps S64 and S65).
[0021]
As described above, according to this embodiment, the inventory management data such as the user, model name, management number (arbitrary), location, IP address, etc. is constantly displayed on the screen for each client PC 20 for the client PC 20 connected online. Therefore, there is an effect of preventing loss of the PC. Also, since only client PCs that are permitted to connect online can be connected online, there is an effect that it is possible to detect client PCs that are not stock-managed. In addition, the IP address can be automatically set by specifying a place online, and there is an effect that an IP address setting error can be eliminated as compared with the case where it is performed manually. In addition, there is an effect that the online inquiry function can easily grasp the operating state regardless of the current connection / standby.
[0022]
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In this embodiment, the online PC loss prevention system on the client side constitutes the inventory management system 21, the online PC loss prevention system of the server PC 10 constitutes the inventory management system 11, and the connected client PC 20 is the loss prevention screen display system. 23.
Then, the user, the location, the IP address, the model name, and the management number (arbitrary) as management data are input by the inventory management system 21, and are stored in the PC loss prevention management table TBL 2 of FIG. 4 from the inventory management system 11 of the server PC 10. sign up. A screen is displayed by the loss prevention screen display system 23 of the client PC 20 to which the management data is connected, and the loss of the PC is suppressed by this screen display.
This embodiment differs from the previous embodiment in that the IP address is not automatically set and inventory management is not performed when the PC is started up.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, since management data is constantly displayed on a screen for each client computer device for client computer devices connected online, the client computer device can be prevented from being lost.
Also, since only client computer devices that are permitted to connect online can be connected online, there is an effect that unmanaged client computer devices can be detected.
In addition, the IP address can be automatically set by specifying a place online, and there is an effect that an IP address setting error can be eliminated as compared with the case where it is performed manually.
In addition, there is an effect that the online inquiry function can easily grasp the operating state regardless of the current connection / standby.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a connection example between a client PC 20 and a server PC 10 via a network 30 to which an online PC loss prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a function of creating an IP address used in the same region in the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention with a lower limit IPmini address ≦ an identical region use IP address ≦ an upper limit IPmax address; .
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an online PC loss prevention system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a PC loss prevention management table of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an IP address management table of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating display items in a loss prevention screen display of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a PC inventory list of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation of the inventory management system on the client side of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an operation of the stock management system at the time of starting up the PC of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the loss prevention screen display system of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing operations of the server PC inventory management system and IP address setting system of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the connection confirmation system at the time of startup of the PC of the online PC loss prevention system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Server PC, 11 ... Inventory management system, 12 ... IP address setting system (management means), 13 ... PC startup connection confirmation system (management means), 20 ... Client PC, 21 ... Inventory Management system, 22 ... Inventory management system at PC startup, 23 ... Loss prevention screen display system, TBL1 ... PC loss prevention management table.

Claims (4)

An online PC loss prevention system for providing registration information of a client computer device connected to a network,
Registers management data including the user and model name of the client computer device that is connected to the server computer device online, the location entered in the client computer device, and the IP address automatically generated according to the location Management data registration means to
The IP address that can be used except for the IP usage value currently used in the range of the IP upper limit value and the IP lower limit value to the client computer device by the information specifying the location in the management data of the client computer device. Address management table to give,
A client-side inventory management system that sends an inquiry inventory management code to a server-side inventory management system and displays a list of inventory returned in response to the inquiry;
The server-side inventory management system that returns the inventory list according to the inventory management code of the inquiry ;
Management registered in the client computer device automatically transferred from the client computer device after the client computer device is reconnected to the server computer device based on the IP address given by the address management table Data is checked based on the registered management data, and a display corresponding to a match or mismatch is performed on the client computer device, the client computer device is managed, and registration information of the client computer device is provided. Management means;
An online PC loss prevention system characterized by comprising:   The online PC loss prevention system according to claim 1, wherein the inventory management system enables online handling including registration, update, deletion, and inquiry of the management data.   3. The loss prevention screen display system for displaying a connection failure indication in the client computer device when the client computer device is a client computer device not managed by the management means. Online PC loss prevention system.   2. The management unit checks the management data registered in the client computer device automatically transferred when the client computer device is started up based on the registered management data. Online PC loss prevention system described.

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