INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a connection unit connecting an external apparatus to the information processing apparatus;
a control request receiving unit receiving, from a controller, a control request for remotely controlling the external apparatus by network communication; and
a change request transmitting unit transmitting, to the external apparatus, a change request so that the external apparatus is able to be remotely controlled, when the control request receiving unit receives the control request and the external apparatus is not able to be remotely controlled.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a connection unit connecting an external apparatus to the information processing apparatus; a control request receiving unit receiving, from a controller, a control request for remotely controlling the external apparatus by network communication; and a change request transmitting unit transmitting, to the external apparatus, a change request so that the external apparatus is able to be remotely controlled, when the control request receiving unit receives the control request and the external apparatus is not able to be remotely controlled.
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a connection unit connecting an external apparatus to the information processing apparatus; a control request receiving unit receiving, from a controller, a control request for remotely controlling the external apparatus by network communication; and a change request transmitting unit transmitting, to the external apparatus, a change request so that the external apparatus is able to be remotely controlled, when the control request receiving unit receives the control request and the external apparatus is not able to be remotely controlled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing method comprising:
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receiving, from a controller, a control request for remotely controlling an external apparatus connected to a connection unit by network communication; and transmitting, to the external apparatus, a change request so that the external apparatus is able to be remotely controlled, when the control request is received in the receiving of the control request and the external apparatus is not able to be remotely controlled.
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9. A program causing a computer to function as:
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a control request receiving unit receiving, from a controller, a control request for remotely controlling an external apparatus connected to a connection unit by network communication; and a change request transmitting unit transmitting, to the external apparatus, a change request so that the external apparatus is able to be remotely controlled, when the control request receiving unit receives the control request and the external apparatus is not able to be remotely controlled.
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10. An information processing system comprising:
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a controller; and an information processing apparatus, wherein the controller includes a control request transmitting unit transmitting, to the information processing apparatus, a control request for remotely controlling an external apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus by network communication, and wherein the information processing apparatus includes a connection unit connecting the external apparatus to the information processing apparatus, a control request receiving unit receiving, from the controller, the control request for remotely controlling the external apparatus by the network communication, and a change request transmitting unit transmitting, to the external apparatus, a change request so that the external apparatus is able to be remotely controlled, when the control request receiving unit receives the control request and the external apparatus is not able to be remotely controlled.
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