Network system, server apparatus, and communication method
First Claim
1. A network system, having human sensors, which transfers data from a first device to second devices by way of a server device, the server device comprising:
- a positional information storage unit which stores positional information representing correspondence between the human sensors and the second devices;
a transfer destination selecting unit configured to select one of the second devices as a destination device to which the data transmitted from the first device should be sent, based on sensing information from the human sensors and the positional information stored in the positional information storage unit; and
a data transfer unit configured to transfer data from the first device to the one of the second devices which is selected by the transfer designation selecting unit.
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Abstract
A doorphone is provided with a camera, a microphone, a button serving as an input device, and a loudspeaker serving as an output device. When a visitor pushes the button, the camera starts recording an image and the microphone becomes ready for input of voice. The doorphone sends the recorded image and the input voice to an operation panel. The doorphone sends the recorded image and the input voice to the home server as well. Upon reception of the image and the voice, the home server recognizes which sensor senses a user through the use of a LAN, and selects a video/audio device (e.g., a personal computer) associated with that sensor as a data destination device. The image and voice received from the doorphone are transferred to the selected video/audio device through the LAN.
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17 Claims
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1. A network system, having human sensors, which transfers data from a first device to second devices by way of a server device,
the server device comprising: -
a positional information storage unit which stores positional information representing correspondence between the human sensors and the second devices;
a transfer destination selecting unit configured to select one of the second devices as a destination device to which the data transmitted from the first device should be sent, based on sensing information from the human sensors and the positional information stored in the positional information storage unit; and
a data transfer unit configured to transfer data from the first device to the one of the second devices which is selected by the transfer designation selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A server device which transfers data from a first device to second devices, comprising:
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a user position determining unit configured to acquire sensing information on human sensors;
a positional information storage unit which stores positional information representing correspondence between the human sensors and the second devices;
a transfer destination selecting unit configured to select one of the second devices as a destination device to which the data transmitted from the first device should be sent, based on the sensing information acquired by the user position determining unit and the positional information stored in the positional information storage unit; and
a data transfer unit configured to transfer data from the first device to the one of the second devices selected by the transfer destination selecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication method for transferring data from a first device to second devices, comprising:
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acquiring sensing information on human sensors;
selecting one of the second devices as a destination device to which the data transmitted from the first device should be sent, based on the sensing information and positional information representing correspondence between the human sensors and the second devices; and
transferring data from the first device to the one of the selected second devices. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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