System, method, and apparatus for management of remote device replenishment, with processing resource conserving automatic suspending—automatic resuming management processing
US12147939B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device management apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention for managing a plurality of devices which consume or deplete a product, said apparatus having a storage for storing device identification information and provider information in association with one another, a receiving unit for receiving device identification information and product information which has been transmitted by a device among the plurality of devices, a determination unit for determining whether or not the consumption status or depletion status expressed by the product information satisfies determination conditions, and a notification unit which, when the determination unit has determined that the determination conditions are met, notifies a provider device which is associated with the provider identified on the basis of the provider information associated with the device identification information about an action which pertains to a product which is consumed or depleted by the device identified by the device identification information.
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