Control apparatus, communication device, and communication method
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1. A control apparatus comprising:
- a receiving unit adapted to receive, from a device to be controlled, information concerning said device and related to time;
an obtaining unit adapted to obtain specific-time information concerning said device to be controlled, on the basis of the information concerning said device to be controlled, related to time, and received by said receiving unit; and
a control unit adapted to control said device to be controlled, on the basis of the specific-time information.
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A control apparatus receives, from a device to be controlled, information concerning the device and related to time, obtains specific-time information concerning the device to be controlled, on the basis of the received information concerning the device to be controlled and related to time, and controls the device to be controlled, on the basis of the specific-time information.
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1. A control apparatus comprising:
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a receiving unit adapted to receive, from a device to be controlled, information concerning said device and related to time;
an obtaining unit adapted to obtain specific-time information concerning said device to be controlled, on the basis of the information concerning said device to be controlled, related to time, and received by said receiving unit; and
a control unit adapted to control said device to be controlled, on the basis of the specific-time information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control method comprising steps of:
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receiving, from a device to be controlled, information concerning the device and related to time;
obtaining specific-time information concerning the device to be controlled, on the basis of the received information concerning the device to be controlled and related to time; and
controlling the device to be controlled, on the basis of the specific-time information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer program stored in a memory, comprising steps of:
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receiving, from a device to be controlled, information concerning the device and related to time;
obtaining specific-time information concerning the device to be controlled, on the basis of the received information concerning the device to be controlled and related to time; and
controlling the device to be controlled, on the basis of the specific-time information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A communication device which communicates with another device across a network, comprising:
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a receiving unit adapted to receive, from said another device, information concerning said another device and related to time; and
a configuration unit adapted to configure middleware on the basis of the information concerning said another device, related to time, and received by said receiving unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A middleware configuration method in a communication device which communicates with another device across a network, comprising steps of:
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receiving, from the other device, information concerning the other device and related to time; and
configuring middleware on the basis of the received information concerning the other device, related to time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer program for a communication device which communicates with another device across a network, comprising steps of:
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receiving, from the other device, information concerning the other device and related to time; and
configuring middleware on the basis of the received information concerning the other device, related to time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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