CONTROLLING DEVICE, CONTROLLED DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD, CONTROLLING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND NOTIFICATION DEVICE
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1. A controlling device comprising:
- controlling units configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and
a master controlling unit configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning how to control another one of the plurality of devices.
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Abstract
A controlling device includes: controlling sections configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and a master controlling section configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning another one of the plurality of devices.
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1. A controlling device comprising:
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controlling units configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and a master controlling unit configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning how to control another one of the plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A controlled device to be controlled in accordance with an instruction of a controlling device, which instruction is determined by referring to information obtained from another controlled device managed by the controlling device.
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8. A controlling method comprising:
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a master controlling step of determining, by referring to information obtained from one of a plurality of devices, a control matter concerning how to control another one of the plurality of devices; and a controlling step of controlling the another one of the plurality of devices in accordance with the control matter determined in the master controlling step.
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9. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for controlling a computer to serve as a controlling device including:
- controlling units configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and
a master controlling unit configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of devices, a control matter concerning how to control another one of the plurality of devices, which program controlling the computer to serve as each of the controlling units.
- controlling units configured to control respective of a plurality of devices; and
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10. A controlling system comprising:
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a controlling device; and a plurality of controlled devices to be controlled in accordance with an instruction from the controlling device, said controlling device including controlling units configured to control respective of a plurality of controlled devices and a master controlling unit configured to determine, by referring to information obtained from one of the plurality of controlled devices, a control matter concerning how to control another one of the plurality of controlled devices, the another one of the plurality of controlled devices giving a notification in accordance with the instruction.
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11. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for controlling a computer to serve as a controlled device to be controlled in accordance with an instruction from a controlling device, which instruction is determined by referring to information obtained from another controlled device, which program controlling the computer to serve as a notifying unit configured to give a notification in accordance with the instruction.
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12. A controlling device comprising:
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an operation status information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a first device, operation status information indicative of an operation status of the first device; an external information obtaining unit configured to obtain external information; a suggestion content determining unit configured to determine, by referring to the operation status information and the external information, suggestion content concerning the first device; and a notification controlling unit configured to cause a second device to give a notification of the suggestion content. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A controlling method comprising:
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an operation status information obtaining step of obtaining, from a first device, operation status information indicative of an operation status of the first device; an external information obtaining step of obtaining external information; a suggestion content determining step of determining, by referring to the operation status information and the external information, suggestion content concerning the first device; and a notification controlling step of causing a second device to give a notification of the suggestion content.
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19. A controlling system comprising:
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a controlling device; and a second device; said controlling device including an operation status information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a first device, operation status information indicative of an operation status of the first device, an external information obtaining unit configured to obtain external information, a suggestion content determining unit configured to determine, by referring to the operation status information and the external information, suggestion content concerning the first device, and a notification controlling unit configured to cause the second device to give a notification of the suggestion content, said second device including a notifying unit configured to give the notification of the suggestion content.
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20. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for controlling a computer to serve as a controlling device including:
- an operation status information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a first device, operation status information indicative of an operation status of the first device;
an external information obtaining unit configured to obtain external information;
a suggestion content determining unit configured to determine, by referring to the operation status information and the external information, suggestion content concerning the first device; and
a notification controlling unit configured to cause a second device to give a notification of the suggestion content, which program controlling the computer to serve as each of the controlling units.
- an operation status information obtaining unit configured to obtain, from a first device, operation status information indicative of an operation status of the first device;
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21. A notification device comprising:
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a suggestion content receiving unit configured to receive suggestion content which concerns an operation of another device and which is determined by referring to (i) operation status information indicative of an operation status of the another device and (ii) external information; a notifying unit configured to give a notification of the suggestion content; and an operation receiving unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s operation indicative of whether or not the user accepts the suggestion content.
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22. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for controlling a computer to serve as a notification device including:
- a suggestion content receiving unit configured to receive suggestion content which concerns an operation of another device and which is determined by referring to (i) operation status information indicative of an operation status of the another device and (ii) external information;
a notifying unit configured to give a notification of the suggestion content; and
an operation receiving unit configured to receive a user'"'"'s operation indicative of whether or not the user accepts the suggestion content, which program controls the computer to serve as each unit included in the notification device.
- a suggestion content receiving unit configured to receive suggestion content which concerns an operation of another device and which is determined by referring to (i) operation status information indicative of an operation status of the another device and (ii) external information;
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