Controlling apparatus, record medium, and method for exchanging an information signal among electronic devices
First Claim
1. A controlling apparatus for exchanging an information signal among a plurality of electronic devices through a network system, comprising:
- a control information obtaining part for obtaining control information from the plurality of electronic devices, the control information allowing the plurality of electronic devices to be controlled;
a time setting function determining part for determining whether the plurality electronic devices have a time setting function corresponding to the control information obtained by the control information obtaining part;
a time information obtaining part for obtaining time information; and
a time information setting part for setting the time information obtained by the time information obtaining part to each of the electronic devices determined as devices having the time setting function by the time setting function determining part.
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Abstract
A controlling apparatus, record medium, and method, which include the steps of (a) obtaining control information from the electronic devices, the control information allowing the electronic devices to be controlled, (b) determining whether or not the electronic devices have a time setting function corresponding to the control information obtained at the step (a), (c) obtaining time information, and (d) setting the time information obtained at the step (c) to each of the electronic devices determined as devices having the time setting function at the step (b). Thus, even if an electronic device connected to a network system does not have a function for obtaining time information through the network system, time corresponding to time information can be set to the electronic device.
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12 Claims
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1. A controlling apparatus for exchanging an information signal among a plurality of electronic devices through a network system, comprising:
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a control information obtaining part for obtaining control information from the plurality of electronic devices, the control information allowing the plurality of electronic devices to be controlled;
a time setting function determining part for determining whether the plurality electronic devices have a time setting function corresponding to the control information obtained by the control information obtaining part;
a time information obtaining part for obtaining time information; and
a time information setting part for setting the time information obtained by the time information obtaining part to each of the electronic devices determined as devices having the time setting function by the time setting function determining part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A controlling method for exchanging an information signal among a plurality of electronic devices through a network system, the method comprising the steps of
(a) obtaining control information from the electronic devices, the control information allowing the electronic devices to be controlled; -
(b) determining whether the electronic devices have a time setting function corresponding to the control information obtained at step (a);
(c) obtaining time information; and
(d) setting the time information obtained at step (c) to each of the electronic devices determined as devices having the time setting function at step (b).
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12. A record medium for storing a program that executes the steps of:
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(a) obtaining control information from electronic devices, the control information allowing the electronic devices to be controlled;
(b) determining whether the electronic devices have a time setting function corresponding to the control information obtained at step (a);
(c) obtaining time information; and
(d) setting the time information obtained at step (c) to each of the electronic devices determined as devices having the time setting function at step (b).
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