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Sensor monitoring apparatus, monitoring system, sensor monitoring method and program

  • US 7,196,620 B2
  • Filed: 11/22/2004
  • Issued: 03/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A monitoring apparatus comprising:

  • a sensor monitoring unit monitoring a sensor;

    a notifying unit notifying, when said sensor detects a predetermined state, a first notifying destination of this purport;

    a notification confirming unit confirming that the notification has been recognized by a user at said first notifying destination;

    a notifying destination recording unit recording a plurality of notifying destinations;

    an operation detecting unit detecting operation states of the plurality of notifying destinations; and

    a control unit determining, if unable to confirm that the notification has been recognized by a user after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, a notifying destination under operation as a second notifying destination based on the operation states of the plurality of notifying destinations and making said notifying means to give the notification to the second notifying destination.

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