Method, controller, telepresence robot, and storage medium for controlling communications between first communication device and second communication devices
First Claim
1. A method for controlling communications between a first communication device and second communication devices, the method comprising:
- (A) receiving, from the second communication devices, device identification information items for identifying the second communication devices, and situation information items for grasping situations around the second communication devices;
(B) when at least one of the received situation information items includes an information item on a user, updating a neighborhood information database indicating which second communication device is around the user, based on the information item on the user and the at least one of the device identification information items;
(C) when receiving a request for connection to the user from the first communication device, selecting, from among the second communication devices, a second communication device present around the user with reference to the neighborhood information database; and
(D) communicably connecting the selected second communication device and the first communication device.
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Abstract
A communication controlling method includes: (A) receiving, from second communication devices, device identification information items for identifying the second communication devices, and situation information items for grasping situations around the second communication devices; (B) when at least one of the received situation information items includes an information item on a user, updating a neighborhood information database indicating which second communication device is around which user, based on the information item on the user and the at least one of the device identification information items; (C) when receiving a request for connection to a target user from the first communication device, selecting, from among the second communication devices, a second communication device present around the target user with reference to the neighborhood information database; and (D) communicably connecting the selected second communication device and the first communication device.
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1. A method for controlling communications between a first communication device and second communication devices, the method comprising:
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(A) receiving, from the second communication devices, device identification information items for identifying the second communication devices, and situation information items for grasping situations around the second communication devices; (B) when at least one of the received situation information items includes an information item on a user, updating a neighborhood information database indicating which second communication device is around the user, based on the information item on the user and the at least one of the device identification information items; (C) when receiving a request for connection to the user from the first communication device, selecting, from among the second communication devices, a second communication device present around the user with reference to the neighborhood information database; and (D) communicably connecting the selected second communication device and the first communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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