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Apparatus operating system

  • US 20040135701A1
  • Filed: 01/05/2004
  • Published: 07/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus operating system including at least two apparatuses which provide output of the same type, and a control server capable of communicating with each apparatus, wherein each apparatus includes a communication section for transmitting to the control server a notification signal indicative of a pending change or a change in an output state of the apparatus, and wherein the control server includes:

  • a control rule storage section having stored therein a control rule which associates an output state of one apparatus with an output state to be taken by another apparatus when said one apparatus is in said output state;

    a location-related information acquiring section for acquiring location-related information which is set in association with a location of each apparatus;

    a determination section for receiving the notification signal from any one of said at least two apparatuses, and in response to the notification signal, determining the output state to be taken by an operation target apparatus which is other than an apparatus having transmitted the notification signal, based on the control rule and the location-related information; and

    an operating section for operating the operation target apparatus so as to transition into the output state determined by the determination section.

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