IP Library Granted Patent US 11,784,902
Granted Patent B2
US 11,784,902 · App. 17/559,209 · Granted Oct 10, 2023

Network management device, network management system and network management method

Inventor: Koji Sasaki (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H04L43/0817H04L43/0823H04L43/0864H04L43/0888
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Patent No.
US 11,784,902
App. No.
17/559,209
Granted
Oct 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A network management device determines at least one of that an individual error occurs in a target terminal device when a difference between (i) a response time for the target terminal device and (ii) an average response time that is an average value of the response time for each of two or more terminal devices belonging to a group to which the target terminal device belongs is larger than a first predetermined value, and that a group error occurs in a target group when a difference between (i) a current average response time that is an average value of the response time and (ii) a previous average response time that is an average value of a previous response time for two or more terminal devices belonging to the target group is larger than a second predetermined value, the previous response time being immediately prior to the response time.

Claims (19)

1. A network management device that divides a plurality of terminal devices connected to a network into a plurality of groups, transmits transmission data to the plurality of terminal devices, and receives response data corresponding to the transmission data to acquire connection states of the plurality of terminal devices, the network management device comprising at least one of:

an individual error determiner configured to determine that an individual error occurs in a target terminal device belonging to a group among the plurality of groups when a difference between (i) a response time from a transmission time of the transmission data to a reception time of the response data for the target terminal device and (ii) an average response time that is an average value of the response time for each of two or more terminal devices belonging to the group is larger than a first predetermined value; and

a group error determiner configured to determine that a group error occurs in a target group to which two or more terminal devices belongs among the plurality of groups when a difference between (i) a current average response time that is an average value of the response time for each of the two or more terminal devices and (ii) a previous average response time that is an average value of a previous response time for each of the two or more terminal devices is larger than a second predetermined value, the previous response time being immediately prior to the response time.

2. The network management device according to claim 1 , further comprising a time information output unit configured to output a current time,

wherein the individual error determiner or the group error determiner acquires a time when the transmission data is transmitted and a time when the response data is received from the time information output unit, and measures a difference between the time when the transmission data is transmitted and the time when the response data is received as the response time.

3. The network management device according to claim 1 , wherein

the network management device presets a reference response time for the plurality of terminal devices, and

the individual error determiner determines that the individual error occurs when a difference between the reference response time and the response time of the target terminal device is larger than a third predetermined value.

4. The network management device according to claim 1 , wherein

the network management device presets a reference average response time for the plurality of groups, and

the group error determiner determines that the group error occurs when a difference between the reference average response time and the current average response time is larger than a fourth predetermined value.

5. The network management device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display the acquired connection states including the individual error or the group error.

6. A network management system comprising:

the plurality of terminal devices; and

the network management device according to claim 1 .

7. A network management method for dividing a plurality of terminal devices connected to a network into a plurality of groups, transmitting transmission data to the plurality of terminal devices, and receiving response data corresponding to the transmission data to acquire connection states of the plurality of terminal devices, the network management method comprising:

measuring, for each of the plurality of terminal devices, a response time from a transmission time of the transmission data to a reception time of the response data; and at least one of

determining that an individual error occurs in a target terminal device belonging to a group among the plurality of groups when a difference between (i) the response time for the target terminal device and (ii) an average response time that is an average value of the response time for each of two or more terminal devices belonging to the group is larger than a first predetermined value; and

determining that a group error occurs in a target group to which two or more terminal devices belongs among the plurality of groups when a difference between (i) a current average response time that is an average value of the response time for each of the two or more terminal devices and (ii) a previous average response time that is an average value of a previous response time for each of the two or more terminal devices is larger than a second predetermined value, the previous response time being immediately prior to the response time.

Assignments (3)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC PROJECTOR & DISPLAY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074988/0945 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Feb 24, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 074984/0429 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2022
From: SASAKI, KOJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059910/0787 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-128223 · Jul 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2020022944 · Jun 11, 2020
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