ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

• US 20150018979A1
• Filed: 12/06/2012
• Published: 01/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Tomii, Hiromi, Yamamoto, Sayako, Matsumura, Mitsuko, Samejima, Saeko, Nakamura, Yae, Sekiguchi, Masakazu
• Application Number:
  US14/379,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20150018979A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/19
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/30 for purposes related to the operation of the system, e.g. for safety or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/523 for displaying temperature data
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/64 using pre-stored data
• CPC Class Codes: G06N 5/04 Inference or reasoning models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0627 using item specifications
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

In order to acquire suitable information related to an apparatus, an electronic apparatus has a first acquisition unit that acquires usage status of a first apparatus that belongs to a given category, and a second acquisition unit that acquires information about a second apparatus that belongs to the given category and is different from the first apparatus on the basis of the usage status of the first apparatus acquired by the first acquisition unit.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first acquisition unit that acquires usage status of a first apparatus that belongs to a given category; and

a second acquisition unit that acquires information about a second apparatus that belongs to the given category and is different from the first apparatus on the basis of the usage status of the first apparatus acquired by the first acquisition unit.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires, as the usage status of the first apparatus, information about a place in which the first apparatus is installed.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires, as the usage status of the first apparatus, information about a size of a place in which the first apparatus is installed.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires, as the usage status of the first apparatus, information about the amount of heating in the place in which the first apparatus is installed.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires, as the usage status of the first apparatus, information about the frequency of use of the first apparatus.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires a specification of the first apparatus.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in the second acquisition unit acquires a specification of the second apparatus.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second acquisition unit acquires word-of-mouth information about the second apparatus.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that controls a timing of acquiring information about the second apparatus by the second acquisition unit.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the control unit controls the timing on the basis of a physical change of the first apparatus.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit that displays the information about the second apparatus acquired by the second acquisition unit.

12. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is built in the first apparatus.

13. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first acquisition unit acquires a time zone in which the first apparatus is used as the usage status of the first apparatus.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein further comprising a third acquisition unit that acquires a change of a lifestyle of a user.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a communication unit that transmits the information acquired by the second acquisition unit to an external apparatus.

16. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an input unit that inputs information from a sensor;

a communication unit configured to communicate with an electric apparatus and an a portable apparatus different from the electric apparatus and send information from the sensor related to the electric apparatus to the portable apparatus.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the sensor is capable of detecting a person, and the input unit inputs a detection result of the person.

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the sensor includes a camera, and the input unit inputs an image captured by the camera.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the communication unit communicates with a plurality of electric products.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the input unit inputs the information from the sensor attached to the electric product.

21. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the input unit inputs the information from the sensor that is provided separately from the electric product.

22. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the sensor includes a donor sensor, and the input unit inputs an output signal of the donor sensor.

23. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the sensor includes a vibration sensor, and the input unit inputs an output signal of the vibration sensor.

24. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the sensor includes a weight sensor, and the input unit inputs an output signal of the weight sensor.

25. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the sensor includes a temperature sensor, and the input unit inputs an output signal of the temperature sensor.

26. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the communication unit sends message information about the electric product.

27. An electronic apparatus comprising:

an input unit that inputs information from a sensor capable of detecting a person; and

a communication unit configured to communicate with a portable apparatus and sends the information from the sensor to the portable apparatus.

28. The electronic apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the input unit inputs the information from the sensor attached to the electronic apparatus.

29. The electronic apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the input unit inputs the information from the sensor that is provided separately from the electronic apparatus.

30. The electronic apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the input unit inputs the information from the sensor capable of the person who is in a room.

31. The electronic apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the communication unit sends message information relating to the electronic apparatus to the portable apparatus.

32. A computer readable recording medium comprising instructions of:

causing information from a sensor to be input;

causing an electric product and a portable apparatus different from the electric product to communicate with each other by using a communication unit; and

causing the information from the sensor related to the electric product to be sent to the portable apparatus by the communication unit.

33. The computer readable recording medium according to claim 32, wherein the instruction of causing the information from the sensor to be input includes causing the information from the sensor in a room to be input.

34. A method for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising the steps of:

causing information from a sensor to be input;

causing an electric product and a portable apparatus different from the electric product to communicate with each other by using a communication unit; and

causing the information from the sensor related to the electric product to be sent to the portable apparatus by the communication unit.