Display apparatus for control information, method for displaying control information, and system for displaying control information
First Claim
1. An information display apparatus comprising:
- a first obtaining unit configured to obtain one or more control information items regarding one or more appliances;
a second obtaining unit configured to obtain one or more picture data items showing images of the one or more appliances;
a memory that stores the one or more picture data items obtained by the second obtaining unit;
a selecting unit configured to select, based on a specified control mode, a picture data item from among selection candidates including the one or more picture data items stored in the memory;
a processor that executes processing for superimposing a control information item for each of the one or more appliances which are included in the picture data item selected by the selecting unit, at a position around the appliance in the picture data item; and
a display unit configured to display the picture data item with the control information item superimposed thereon.
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Abstract
A management unit including: a demand plan generating unit that obtains control information items related to energy consuming appliances; an obtaining unit that obtains picture data items showing the appliances; a memory which stores the picture data items obtained by the obtaining unit; a selecting unit which selects a picture data item from selection candidates including the picture data items stored in the memory, based on a specified control mode; a processor that executes processing for superimposing the control information items corresponding to the appliances in the picture data item selected by the selecting unit; and an output unit which displays the picture data item with the superimposed control information item.
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22 Claims
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1. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a first obtaining unit configured to obtain one or more control information items regarding one or more appliances; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain one or more picture data items showing images of the one or more appliances; a memory that stores the one or more picture data items obtained by the second obtaining unit; a selecting unit configured to select, based on a specified control mode, a picture data item from among selection candidates including the one or more picture data items stored in the memory; a processor that executes processing for superimposing a control information item for each of the one or more appliances which are included in the picture data item selected by the selecting unit, at a position around the appliance in the picture data item; and a display unit configured to display the picture data item with the control information item superimposed thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An information display apparatus comprising:
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a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a control request regarding amounts of energy consumed in a building; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain one or more picture data items showing images of one or more appliances, each of the one or more picture data items including identification information items of the one or more appliances; a third obtaining unit configured to obtain current values indicating amounts of energy consumed by the one or more appliances; a control information generating unit configured to generate a control information item for each of the one or more appliances to satisfy the control request, based on the current values indicating the amounts of energy consumed by the one or more appliances; a processor that executes processing for superimposing the control information item of at least one of the one or more appliances whose images are included in the picture data item, in association with the at least one appliance identified by the identification information item; and a display unit configured to display the picture data item with the control information of the at least one of the one or more appliances superimposed thereon.
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21. An information display method comprising:
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obtaining one or more control information items regarding one or more appliances; obtaining one or more picture data items showing images of the one or more appliances; storing the one or more picture data items obtained in the obtaining of the one or more picture data items; selecting, based on a specified control mode, a picture data item from among selection candidates including the one or more picture data items stored in the storing; executing processing for superimposing a control information item for each of the one or more appliances which are included in the picture data item selected in the selecting, at a position around the appliance in the picture data item; and displaying the picture data item with the control information item superimposed thereon.
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22. An information display system including appliances, the system comprising
an information display apparatus including: -
a first obtaining unit configured to obtain one or more control information items regarding one or more appliances; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain one or more picture data items showing images of the one or more appliances; a memory that stores the one or more picture data items obtained by the second obtaining unit; a selecting unit configured to select, based on a specified control mode, a picture data item from among selection candidates including the one or more picture data items stored in the memory; a processor that executes processing for superimposing a control information item for each of the one or more appliances which are included in the picture data item selected by the selecting unit, at a position around the appliance in the picture data item; and a display unit configured to display the picture data item with the control information item superimposed thereon.
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