Terminal, terminal management apparatus and method thereof for enabling management of terminals including based on association to each other
US8145755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A ubiquitous communication system that can be used without changing a user ID etc. of a terminal of others or causing problems such as information leakage is provided. A terminal management apparatus for managing terminals on a ubiquitous communication system is provided with a terminal management portion for retaining information about terminals belonging to each of the users, a parent registration list in which a terminal that another user is allowed to use and the another user who is allowed to use the terminal are pre-registered, a child registration list in which a terminal borrowable from another user and the another user to which the terminal belongs are pre-registered, and an association setting portion for, when a first user makes an association setting request on a terminal belonging to a second user, referring to the lists and, if it is judged that the first user may be allowed to use the terminal belonging to the second user, registering the terminal belonging to the second user in the terminal management portion of the first user.
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