KR20010107282A - Method and system for managing asset based on a communication network - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention automatically extracts asset information about a computer, etc. owned by a company, personal information about a user, or system information of a product such as a computer manufactured and sold by a manufacturing company using a communication network such as the Internet or an intranet, and buyer information. An asset management method and system for processing the extracted information and providing the extracted information to a company or a manufacturing company. The asset management method including an asset management server and a system information database according to the present invention automatically extracts system information from a system such as a computer, and allows a user of the system to input user information, which is his / her personal information, or personnel data in a company. Automatically extracting from the base, transmitting the extracted user information and system information to the asset management server, storing the transmitted information in the system information database, and requesting data provision from the customer According to the asset management server comprises the step of searching for, sorting and outputting the desired data items in the desired form.

Description

Asset management method and system using communication network {METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ASSET BASED ON A COMMUNICATION NETWORK}

The present invention relates to a method and system for managing assets such as computers in an enterprise using a communication network. More specifically, the present invention provides system information and user information from a company or an individual computer or a device capable of accessing the Internet through a communication network. The present invention relates to an asset management method and system that automatically collects and enables management of a company's asset or a product of a sales company or a manufacturer based on collected information.

The management form of assets owned by a company can be divided into physical management and financial management. Here, physical management refers to data management of the storage place and user information of simple assets, and financial management refers to the amount information for accounting book preparation and audit report based on such physical information. Refers to adding and processing.

However, since the collection of physical information corresponding to the basic data of the above-described financial management is still largely dependent only on manual labor, the accuracy of the collected basic data is always a problem. As a result, even though there are many very good programs or methods for managing only accounting information, there is a problem that the actual asset management of the enterprise is not accurately performed.

In addition, another important form of asset management is the addition of system management for computers. So far, system management has evolved through several stages. Looking at the development process, it is possible to extract individual information from the computer that performs each task, to use the computer, to connect the company's computer via LAN, and to form the integrated management of the connected systems. It has evolved over time. Integrated management aims to manage computerized information about the system, identify problems, and solve such problems. Currently, the level of system management has reached the level that can meet the needs of most companies. However, these systems management programs, while providing a variety of functions, remain at the level of management of the computer and computing environment itself, and thus, three types of enterprise asset management: physical information management, financial information management and system management. Not all important propositions are resolved.

In recent years, in addition to the above-described management of assets inside the enterprise, information management for customers who have purchased a product sold by a manufacturer or a seller has been emphasized as an important part of asset management. However, until now, most of the forms that customers voluntarily fill out and return to customer cards provided by a manufacturer or a seller when selling a product. As a result, there is a problem that the information currently managed by the manufacturer or the seller stays at the sales information management level rather than the customer management information.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automated asset management method and system for managing an enterprise's assets using a communication network such as the Internet or an intranet within an enterprise.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an asset management method and system that enables a manufacturer or a seller to automatically extract and manage information on customers and products sold using a communication network.

1 is an overall block diagram illustrating a system for implementing an asset management method in accordance with the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating operation of one embodiment of a system information transmission program according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating operation of another embodiment of a system information transmission program according to the present invention.

4 is a flow chart showing the operation of the asset management method according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, a recording medium recording a system information transmission program according to the present invention is an asset management server for managing a computer owned by an individual or a device capable of connecting to the Internet by using a communication network. Records a system information transmission program for transmitting

Automatically extracting system information about the computer or an internet-capable device from the system, inputting user information, the user's personal information, and checking the system information and the user information; Approving the transmission to the asset management server; if the system is connected to a communication network, sending the system information and the user information to the asset management server, and if the system is not connected to the communication network, After storing the system information and the user information in the memory, the system continuously detects the communication network connection of the system and automatically transmits the system information and the user information stored in the memory to the asset management server when the system is connected to the communication network. RAM program Residing in Mori and if the system is shut down without transmitting the system information and user information to the asset management server, the system continuously detects the connection with the communication network upon rebooting the system and automatically when the system is connected to the communication network. And resident in the RAM memory a program for transmitting the system information and the user information stored in the memory to the asset management server.

On the other hand, when the computer or the like is the property of the enterprise, it is preferable that the user information is automatically extracted from the personnel database to which the computer is linked.

Accordingly, by executing the system information transmission program according to the present invention, system information and user information are automatically transferred to the asset management server from the computer of an individual or company or devices capable of accessing the Internet through the Internet or an intranet.

In addition, an asset management system for achieving the object of the present invention is an asset management system having an asset management server for managing a computer or a device that can be connected to the Internet using a communication network,

The asset management system further includes a database for storing system information and user information automatically extracted and transmitted from the computer or an internet-accessible device using the system information transmission program described above.

The asset management server

When there is a request for a data register for storing the transmitted system information and the user information in the database, and a request for providing data on assets belonging to a company from a company or a request for data on a product manufactured or sold from a manufacturing company. And a data output unit for searching, classifying and outputting related data from the database.

At this time, the asset management server, if requested by the company, the computer or the Internet connection system information transmission program for collecting the system information and user information of the computer belonging to the company or the device capable of Internet access is available It is preferable to further include a system information transmission program downloader for downloading to the device.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the asset management server receives system information and user information transmitted from systems corresponding to the assets of individuals or companies, and stores them in a database, and classifies the information into a form desired by a customer. Enable search and output.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation of the present invention.

First, the asset management system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1.

The asset management system according to the present invention includes an asset management server 100 and a system information database 108, and are capable of computer or Internet connection owned by an enterprise or an individual via a communication network, such as the Internet or an intranet. 112), and also to a company that is the owner of the computer or device, or to a manufacturing sales company that manufactures and sells it. At this time, the device that can be connected to the Internet includes electronic appliances such as general home appliances with an Internet function, a car equipped with a navigation device, or a mobile phone capable of internet communication. Hereinafter, each component which comprises this system is demonstrated concretely.

First, the asset management server 100 collects and manages system information and user information automatically extracted and transmitted from the computer or device using the Internet or an intranet, and owns a company or a manufacturing sales company that owns and sells the computer or device. The collected information can be searched and classified to output the desired data.

The system information database 108 also stores system information and user information automatically transmitted from the computer or device. It is preferable that the information transmitted from the corporate computer or device and the information transmitted from the personal computer or device are stored separately.

In the case of information transmitted from an enterprise computer or device, the details of user information are company number, name, department, title, region, etc., and the details of system information are product serial number, product type and model name, CPU type, and memory. Capacity and product name. In this case, it is preferable to select the number four or the user name as a keyword, and the change is automatically updated when the employee changes, such as a new employee, a resignation, or a department move, in conjunction with a corporate personnel database.

In addition, in the case of information transmitted from an individual computer or device, detailed items of user information are name, social security number, telephone, address, etc., and detailed items of system information are manufacturer name, serial number, product type and model name, CPU type, memory capacity, product name, etc. In this case, it is desirable to select a manufacturer or an address item as a keyword, to be used for marketing data such as sales current or regional sales status of each manufacturer, and to use it as a customer's after-sales service or regional support system construction data.

The asset management server includes a data register 102, a data output unit 104, a system information transmission program downloader, and a lease-related data manager 106.

The data register 102 stores the received system information and user information in the system information database. As mentioned above, it is desirable that individuals or businesses be stored in different databases.

The data output unit 104 classifies and retrieves the relevant data items from the system information database when a request for data on a product manufactured or sold by an asset belonging to a company or a manufacturer from a customer such as a company or a manufacturer is made. After that, the report can be created in the form desired by the customer and output to the screen or the printer of the customer or to the system in the form of a file. In addition, the data output unit preferably supports various report formats. A bar chart, a line chart, a one chart, an area chart, a donut chart, a mixed chart, and the like may be supported.

The lease-related data management unit 106 separately manages a system purchased by a person or a company as a lease asset, and automatically handles lease-related data and financial data from the first use date of the system to the present. Can be output. The details are the lease, lease or lease contract number, start date, end date, rental fee payment method and payment cycle, amount, insurance coverage, options after the end of the period, and the remaining value of the asset after the end of the period.

Next, the system information transmission program downloader downloads the system information transmission program described later from the asset management server to the corporate computer or device. The system information transmission program is a program for automatically extracting system information and user information of the computer or device from a computer or device belonging to the enterprise, and transmitting the automatically extracted information to the asset management server. When asset management is needed due to changes in new employees or temporary employees, the company requests the download of the program to the server. The server automatically downloads the system information transmission program to all the employees of the company. Let's go.

According to the system of the present invention, a company or a manufacturing distributor can collect system information about a company's assets or manufactured products and user's personal information more accurately and without omission, and thus, a company can always obtain a company at any time. You can receive the status of your owned assets in the form of reports you want, and manufacturers can easily obtain marketing data such as sales status of products sold and sales status by region.

Hereinafter, referring to the flowchart of FIG. 2, an operation of a system information transmission program for transmitting system information and user information from a computer owned by an individual or a device capable of accessing the Internet to a asset management server using a communication network will be described in detail.

First, in step 200, the system information transmission program is installed in a computer or an internet-accessible device. When the program is installed, the system information transmission program is set to run automatically when the system is first booted or when a user inputs a specific key. Is preferably set to run on.

Next, in step 210, by executing a system information transmission program installed in a computer or an internet-accessible device, first, system information about the computer or device is automatically extracted from the system. At this time, the system information automatically extracted from the system corresponds to the serial number of the system, the type and model name of the product, the manufacturer, the CPU type, the memory capacity, and the like. The system's serial number, product type and model name, and the manufacturer are automatically extracted from the system's ROM BIOS, the CPU type is automatically extracted from the system's microprocessor, and the total memory capacity is extracted from the XMS driver. The capacity of the built-in disk is automatically extracted from the storage device.

Next, the user inputs user information which is his personal information (step 220). User information input is name, social security number, telephone, address and the like.

Next, in step 230, the user automatically checks again the extracted system information and the input user information, and approves the transmission of this to the asset management server.

Then, if the system is connected to a communication network, the system information and user information is transmitted to the asset management server (step 270). Otherwise, i.e. if the system is not connected to a communication network, after storing the system information and the user information in a memory, it continues to detect the communication network connection of the system and automatically enters the memory when the system is connected to the communication network. A program for transmitting the stored system information and the user information to the asset management server resides in the RAM memory (step 260). Therefore, when the system is not connected to the communication network, the connection with the communication network of the system is continuously detected by the RAM resident program, and the system information and the user information are automatically transmitted to the server at the moment of the connection.

In addition, when the system is terminated without transmitting the system information and the user information to the asset management server, the system continuously detects the communication network connection upon reboot of the system, and is automatically stored in the memory when the system is connected to the communication network. A program that transfers information and user information to the asset management server resides in RAM memory. By resident the above program in the RAM memory, the system automatically transmits system information and user information to the asset management server when the communication network is connected.

The system information transmission program of the present invention automatically extracts system information and user information from each individual computer or an internet-accessible device, and automatically transmits the extracted information to the asset management server.

Hereinafter, referring to the flowchart of FIG. 3, an operation of a system information transmission program for automatically transmitting system information and user information from a computer belonging to an asset of each enterprise or a device capable of accessing the Internet to the asset management server using the Internet or an intranet It will be described in detail. Parts overlapping with the aforementioned components of FIG. 2 will be omitted.

The system information transmission program according to the present invention may be set to be automatically executed when the system is first booted after the program is installed in the system, or the asset management server may transmit the system information transmission program to the system in response to a request from an enterprise. It is preferable to be set to be executed when it is downloaded (step 300).

Next, in step 310, when the program is executed, first system information is automatically extracted from the system.

Next, in step 320, if the computer or device is interworked with a personnel database in the enterprise via a communication network, such as a LAN or WAN, enter the user number or social security number of the user who uses the computer or device, User information, which is human information about a user of the system, is automatically extracted from the personnel database by using the input number or social security number. User information automatically extracted from the personnel database is name, department, company number, job title, region, and so on.

If the computer or device is not linked to a corporate personnel database, the user must directly input his or her personal information.

Next, the user checks the extracted or input system information and user information (step 330).

Next, if the system is connected to the Internet or intranet, the system information and the user information are transmitted to the asset management server (step 370).

However, if the system is not connected to the Internet or an intranet, the system information and user information are stored in a memory, and then the communication network connection of the system is continuously detected and stored in the memory when the system is connected to the Internet or an intranet. A program for automatically transmitting system information and user information to the asset management server resides in RAM memory (step 360).

On the other hand, if the system is shut down without transmitting the system information and user information to the asset management server, the system information and user information when the system is connected to the Internet or intranet by detecting a communication network connection upon system reboot Resides in RAM memory for automatic transfer of

By the system information transmission program of the present invention, it is possible to automatically extract system information and user information about a computer or an Internet-accessible device that is an asset in an enterprise from the system, and automatically transmit the extracted information to the asset management server. do.

Hereinafter, the asset management method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4.

The asset management method according to the present invention includes an asset management server and a system information database to manage assets such as an enterprise using the Internet or an intranet.

First, in step 400, the asset management server receives system information and user information from a computer or an internet-accessible device. At this time, the above-described system information transmission program is installed after being installed in the computer or device, and automatically extracts system information and user information from the system, and the extracted information is automatically transmitted to the asset management server.

Next, in step 410, the asset management server stores the received system information and user information in a system information database. At this time, it is desirable to store and manage the company or individual in a separate database.

The company is then asked to provide data on the status of possession of such assets as the computer or device possessed by the company, or to provide data such as the sales status of its products manufactured or sold by the manufacturer or distributor of the product. (Step 420).

In response to a request for the provision of data by a company or a manufacturer, the asset management server searches and classifies a system information database and generates a report of a desired type. The generated report may be transmitted to a company or a manufacturing company requesting to provide data in the form of a file or output to a printer or a screen (step 430).

The present invention automatically and uniformly collects system information and user information on assets, such as computers, which have been conventionally performed by each company, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the collected data and missing data during data collection. Disappear. In addition, based on the collected data, the asset management system retrieves, classifies, and outputs the data desired by the customer so that the company can easily obtain the asset holding data on the assets owned by the company. In addition, the manufacturing sales company may obtain marketing materials such as the sales status of the manufactured and sold products at a lower cost in a shorter time.

Claims (10)

A system information transmission program for transmitting system information and user information to an asset management server for managing a computer owned by an individual or a device capable of connecting to the Internet using a communication network, Automatically extracting system information about the computer or an internet enabled device from the system; The user inputting user information which is his personal information; Confirming, by the user, the system information and the user information, and transmitting to the asset management server; If the system is connected to a communication network, send the system information and the user information to the asset management server, If the system is not connected to a communication network, after storing the system information and the user information in a memory, the system information continuously stored in the memory is automatically detected when the system is connected to the communication network by continuously detecting the system's communication network connection. And resident in RAM memory a program for transmitting user information to the asset management server. If the system is shut down without transmitting the system information and the user information to the asset management server, when the system is rebooted, the system continuously detects the communication network connection and automatically stores the system information stored in the memory when the system is connected to the communication network. Residing in RAM memory a program for transmitting user information to the asset management server. Recording medium recording a system information transmission program having a. The system information transmission program of claim 1, wherein the system information transmission program is set to be automatically executed when the system is booted for the first time after the program is installed in the system, or set to be executed when a user inputs a specific key. Recording medium that records the program. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically extracting the system information Extracting the serial number of the system, the model name of the product, and the manufacturer from the ROM BIOS of the system; Extracting the type of CPU from the microprocessor of the system, Extracting the total memory capacity from the XMS driver; Steps to retrieve storage device and extract capacity of internal disk And a recording medium having recorded thereon a program. In a system information transmission program for transmitting system information and user information to a asset management server for managing a computer or a device that can be connected to the Internet by using a communication network, Automatically extracting system information about the computer or an internet enabled device from the system; If the computer or device is linked to the corporate personnel database of the company through a communication network, the user's number or social security number of the user who uses the computer or device is input, and the entered number or social security number is used. Automatically extract the user information which is the personal information of the user from the personnel database, If not, the user enters user information directly; Confirming, by the user, the system information and the user information; If the system is connected to a communication network, send the system information and the user information to the asset management server, If the system is not connected to a communication network, after storing the system information and the user information in a memory, the system information continuously stored in the memory is automatically detected when the system is connected to the communication network by continuously detecting the system's communication network connection. And resident in RAM memory a program for transmitting user information to the asset management server. If the system is shut down without transmitting the system information and the user information to the asset management server, when the system is rebooted, the system continuously detects the communication network connection and automatically stores the system information stored in the memory when the system is connected to the communication network. Resident in RAM memory a program for transmitting user information to the asset management server Recording medium recording a system information transmission program having a. The system information transmission program of claim 4, wherein the system information transmission program is set to be automatically executed when the system is booted for the first time after the program is installed on the system, or the asset management server downloads the system information transmission program to the system. And a recording medium for recording the system information transmission program. The method of claim 4, wherein extracting the system information comprises: Extracting the serial number of the system, the model name of the product, and the manufacturer from the ROM BIOS of the system; Extracting the type of CPU from the microprocessor of the system, Extracting the total memory capacity from the XMS driver; Steps to retrieve storage device and extract capacity of internal disk And a recording medium having recorded thereon a program. An asset management system having an asset management server for managing a computer or a device that can access the Internet by using a communication network, The asset management system And a database for storing system information and user information which are automatically extracted and transmitted from the computer or a device that can access the Internet by using the system information transmission program of claim 1 or 4. The asset management server A data register for storing the transmitted system information and the user information in the database; A data output unit for retrieving, classifying and outputting relevant data from the database when a request is made to provide data on assets belonging to a company from a company or a request for a product manufactured or sold from a manufacturing company; Asset management system comprising a. The computer system or the Internet of claim 7, wherein the asset management server comprises a system information transmission program for collecting system information and user information of a computer belonging to the enterprise or a device capable of accessing the Internet when requested by the company. Asset management system, characterized in that it further comprises a system information transmission program downloader for downloading to a device that can be connected. The asset management system of claim 7, wherein the asset management server further comprises a lease-related data manager configured to manage materials related to lease, rental or lease. What is claimed is: 1. A method of managing an asset such as an enterprise by using a communication network, having an asset management server and a system information database. Receiving, by the asset management server, system information and user information from a computer or a device with Internet access through a communication network; The asset management server storing the received system information and user information in the system information database; Receiving a request for providing data from a company having the computer or the device or a manufacturing sales company that manufactures and sells the same; The asset management server searches for, classifies, and outputs the system information database in a desired form at the request of an enterprise or a manufacturing sales company. And Receiving the system information and user information is sent to the server using the system information transmission program of claim 1 or claim 4 wherein the system information and user information is automatically extracted and transmitted from the computer or Internet-accessible device Asset management method using the Internet characterized in that.