Operation control device and operation control method
First Claim
1. An operation control device as a first device communicably connected to at least one second device, comprising:
- an operation determination unit configured to determine first device-operation information indicating an operation currently performed by the first device from among a plurality of operations performable by the first device;
a communication unit configured to receive second device-operation information indicating an operation performed by the second device;
a storage unit configured to store information;
an information recording unit configured to store the first device-operation information determined by the operation determination unit and the second device-operation information received by the communication unit in the storage unit while associating the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information with each other; and
an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information stored in the storage unit as past first device-operation information and past second device-operation information, wherein;
the operation determination unit performs;
a process of acquiring the second device-operation information received via the communication unit as current second device-operation information;
a process of selecting past second device-operation information based on similarity between the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information acquired from the storage unit by the information acquisition unit; and
a process of determining operation currently performed by the first device based on the past first device-operation information stored in the storage unit while being associated with the selected past second device-operation information, andthe information recording unit is prompted to perform the process of storing the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information in the storage unit while associating the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information when either of the following occurs;
the operation determination unit performs the process of determining the operation currently performed by the first device; and
the communication unit receives the second device-operation information.
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Abstract
In an operation control device as a first device communicably connected to at least one second device and in an operation control method, a main controller performs a process of acquiring second device-operation information via a communication unit, a process of acquiring past second device-operation information from a storage unit, a process of selecting past second device-operation information based on similarity between current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information acquired from the storage unit by an information acquisition unit, and a process of determining operation currently performed by the first device based on past first device-operation information stored in the storage unit while being associated with the selected past second device-operation information.
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12 Claims
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1. An operation control device as a first device communicably connected to at least one second device, comprising:
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an operation determination unit configured to determine first device-operation information indicating an operation currently performed by the first device from among a plurality of operations performable by the first device; a communication unit configured to receive second device-operation information indicating an operation performed by the second device; a storage unit configured to store information; an information recording unit configured to store the first device-operation information determined by the operation determination unit and the second device-operation information received by the communication unit in the storage unit while associating the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information with each other; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information stored in the storage unit as past first device-operation information and past second device-operation information, wherein; the operation determination unit performs; a process of acquiring the second device-operation information received via the communication unit as current second device-operation information; a process of selecting past second device-operation information based on similarity between the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information acquired from the storage unit by the information acquisition unit; and a process of determining operation currently performed by the first device based on the past first device-operation information stored in the storage unit while being associated with the selected past second device-operation information, and the information recording unit is prompted to perform the process of storing the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information in the storage unit while associating the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information when either of the following occurs; the operation determination unit performs the process of determining the operation currently performed by the first device; and the communication unit receives the second device-operation information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An operation control device as a first device communicably connected to at least one second device, comprising:
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an operation determination unit configured to determine first device-operation information indicating an operation currently performed by the first device; a communication unit configured to receive second device-operation information indicating an operation performed by the second device; a storage unit configured to store information; an information recording unit configured to store the first device-operation information determined by the operation determination unit and the second device-operation information received by the communication unit in the storage unit while associating the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information with each other; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information stored in the storage unit as past first device-operation information and past second device-operation information, wherein; the operation determination unit performs; a process of acquiring the second device-operation information received via the communication unit as current second device-operation information; a process of selecting past second device-operation information based on similarity between the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information acquired from the storage unit by the information acquisition unit; and a process of determining operation currently performed by the first device based on the past first device-operation information stored in the storage unit while being associated with the selected past second device-operation information, wherein the process of selecting the past second device-operation information is a process of selecting past second device-operation information having a minimum distance value of distance values of the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information, the distance values of the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information being calculated by using a predetermined distance function. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An operation control device which is communicably connected to a first device and at least one second device and controls operation of the first device, the operation control device comprising:
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a communication unit configured to receive first device-operation information indicating an operation performed by the first device and second device-operation information indicating an operation performed by the second device; an operation determination unit configured to determine the operation performed by the first device and indicated by the received current first device-operation information; a storage unit configured to store information; an information recording unit configured to store the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information received by the communication unit in the storage unit while associating the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information with each other; and an information acquisition unit configured to acquire the first device-operation information and the second device-operation information stored in the storage unit as past first device-operation information and past second device-operation information, wherein; the operation determination unit performs; a process of acquiring the second device-operation information received via the communication unit as current second device-operation information; a process of selecting past second device-operation information based on similarity between the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information acquired from the storage unit by the information acquisition unit; and a process of transmitting a command signal, for setting the operation of the first device based on the past first device-operation information stored in the storage unit while being associated with the selected past second device-operation information, to the first device via the communication unit, and the process of selecting the past second device-operation information is a process of selecting past second device-operation information having a minimum distance value of distance values of the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information, the distance values of the current second device-operation information and the past second device-operation information being calculated by using a predetermined distance function.
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