Remote control system and controlled apparatus therein capable of sending e-mail if communication request fails
First Claim
1. An apparatus that can be remote controlled by a controlling apparatus via a network, comprising:
- a communication request transmission unit configured to transmit a communication request including an operation request to the controlling apparatus; and
a mail transmission unit configured to transmit, if a normal operation response to the operation request has not been received, an e-mail message including the operation request to the controlling apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed that can be remote controlled by a controlling apparatus via a network. The apparatus includes a communication request transmission unit configured to transmit a communication request including an operation request to the controlling apparatus. The apparatus further includes a mail transmission unit configured to transmit, if a normal operation response to the operation request has not been received, an e-mail message including the operation request to the controlling apparatus. This e-mail message ensures the controlling apparatus to receive the operation request that has not successfully received yet.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus that can be remote controlled by a controlling apparatus via a network, comprising:
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a communication request transmission unit configured to transmit a communication request including an operation request to the controlling apparatus; and
a mail transmission unit configured to transmit, if a normal operation response to the operation request has not been received, an e-mail message including the operation request to the controlling apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remote control system, comprising:
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an apparatus; and
a controlling apparatus configured to remote control said apparatus via a network, wherein said apparatus is configured to transmit a communication request including an operation request to said controlling apparatus, and transmit, if a normal operation response to the operation request has not been received, an e-mail message including the operation request to said controlling apparatus; and
said controlling apparatus is configured to receive the communication request from said apparatus, and transmit a communication response indicating whether the receipt of the communication request has been successfully completed to said apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. In a system including a controlling apparatus and an apparatus connected to the controlling apparatus via a network, a method of remote controlling the apparatus via the network, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a communication request including an operation request to the controlling apparatus; and
transmitting, if a normal operation response to the operation request has not been received, an e-mail message including the operation request to the controlling apparatus.
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22. A computer program product storing a set of coded instructions that causes a computer included in an apparatus connected to a controlling apparatus via a network, if executed by the computer, to perform the steps of:
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transmitting a communication request including an operation request to the controlling apparatus; and
transmitting, if a normal operation response to the operation request has not been received, an e-mail message including the operation request to the controlling apparatus.
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