EQUIPMENT ITEM DEVICE, MANAGEMENT DEVICE, EQUIPMENT ITEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EQUIPMENT ITEM AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL PROGRAM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress unnecessary network traffic in an equipment item management system. PSOLUTION: A management device 10 to manage a plurality of equipment items 40 through a network is provided with a notification receiving unit 11, a memory unit 12, a registration judgment unit 13, a notification prohibition instruction creation unit 14, and an instruction transmission unit 19. The notification receiving unit 11 receives a notification from the equipment item. The memory unit 12 holds identification information of the equipment item and registration information indicative of registration or non-registration of the equipment item. When the notification receiving unit 11 receives the notification, the registration judgment unit 13 refers to the identification information and the registration information to judge whether or not the equipment item is registered. When the judgment that the equipment item 40 is not registered is made, the notification prohibition instruction creation unit 14 creates a notification prohibition instruction. The instruction transmission unit 19 transmits the notification prohibition instruction to the equipment item. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT