Cooperation information managing apparatus and gateway apparatus for use in cooperation information managing system
US7577105B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system including a first unit retaining a first identifier and a second unit retaining a second identifier for reading out the first identifier from the first unit to transmit, as cooperation information, a combination of the first identifier and the second identifier, for managing the cooperation information, a cooperation information managing apparatus receives the cooperation information and registers the second identifier included in the cooperation information and a group of a plurality of first identifiers including the first identifier included in the cooperation information in a state associated with each other. For managing objects to be used by a user, this enables managing the objects as an aggregation without handling the objects individually, thereby realizing efficient management from a user's point of view.
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