POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING APPLIANCE
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1. A power management apparatus comprising:
- an other-apparatus confirming unit that confirms presence of another power management apparatus in operation that is managing a same electronic appliance;
an attribute recognizing unit that recognizes, in a case N−
1 (N≧
2) power management apparatuses are confirmed by the other-apparatus confirming unit to be operating, an attribute of one specific apparatus, among N power management apparatuses including its own power management apparatus, to be a parent device and the attributes of remaining N−
1 apparatuses to be a child device;
a signal collecting unit that collects from N−
1 child devices, in a case the attribute of its own power management apparatus is recognized to be the parent device by the attribute recognizing unit, control signals for controlling the electronic appliance; and
a signal selecting unit that selects, among the control signals collected by the signal collecting unit, control signals of a same type, a number of which is largest, and transmits the control signals to the electronic appliance.
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Abstract
Provided is a power management apparatus including an other-apparatus confirming unit that confirms presence of another power management apparatus that is operating that is managing a same electronic appliance, an attribute recognizing unit that recognizes, if N−1 (N≧2) power management apparatuses are confirmed to be operating, an attribute of one specific apparatus, among N power management apparatuses including its own power management apparatus, to be a parent device and the attributes of remaining N−1 apparatuses to be a child device, a signal collecting unit that collects from N−1 child devices, if the attribute of its own power management apparatus is recognized to be the parent device, control signals for controlling the electronic appliance, and a signal selecting unit that selects, among the collected control signals, control signals of the same type, the number of which is largest, and transmits the control signals to the electronic appliance.
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1. A power management apparatus comprising:
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an other-apparatus confirming unit that confirms presence of another power management apparatus in operation that is managing a same electronic appliance; an attribute recognizing unit that recognizes, in a case N−
1 (N≧
2) power management apparatuses are confirmed by the other-apparatus confirming unit to be operating, an attribute of one specific apparatus, among N power management apparatuses including its own power management apparatus, to be a parent device and the attributes of remaining N−
1 apparatuses to be a child device;a signal collecting unit that collects from N−
1 child devices, in a case the attribute of its own power management apparatus is recognized to be the parent device by the attribute recognizing unit, control signals for controlling the electronic appliance; anda signal selecting unit that selects, among the control signals collected by the signal collecting unit, control signals of a same type, a number of which is largest, and transmits the control signals to the electronic appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A power management system comprising:
a plurality of power management apparatuses each including an other-apparatus confirming unit that confirms presence of another power management apparatus in operation that is managing a same electronic appliance, an attribute recognizing unit that recognizes, in a case N−
1 (N≧
2) power management apparatuses are confirmed to be operating by the other-apparatus confirming unit, an attribute of one specific apparatus, among N power management apparatuses including its own power management apparatus, to be a parent device and the attributes of remaining N−
1 apparatuses to be a child device, a signal collecting unit that collects from N−
1 child devices, in a case the attribute of its own power management apparatus is recognized to be the parent device by the attribute recognizing unit, control signals for controlling the electronic appliance, and a signal selecting unit that selects, among the control signals collected by the signal collecting unit, control signals of a same type, a number of which is largest, and transmits the control signals to the electronic appliance.- View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling an appliance performed by a power management apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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confirming presence of another power management apparatus in operation that is managing a same electronic appliance; recognizing, in a case N−
1 (N≧
2) power management apparatuses are confirmed in the step of confirming to be operating, an attribute of one specific apparatus, among N power management apparatuses including the power management apparatus itself, to be a parent device and the attributes of remaining N−
1 apparatuses to be a child device;collecting from N−
1 child devices, in a case the attribute of the power management apparatus itself is recognized to be the parent device in the step of recognizing, control signals for controlling the electronic appliance; andselecting, among the control signals collected in the step of collecting, control signals of a same type, a number of which is largest, and transmitting the control signals to the electronic appliance.
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Current AssigneeSony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
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Original AssigneeSony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
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InventorsAsano, Tomoyuki, Yoshida, Asami, Moriai, Shiho, Kawamoto, Yohei, Katagi, Masanobu, Matsuda, Seiichi, Tanaka, Yu, UKITA, Masakazu
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Application NumberUS13/006,047Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current700/297CPC Class CodesH04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. m...
