Method for controlling multiple devices connected via network
US10445149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0811
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method causing a processor to execute operations includes managing a plurality of first settings, one of the plurality of first setting being to control a first device in case that an operation status of a second device which is interconnected to the first device via a network has changed, receiving a second setting, the second setting being to control a third device in case that an operation status of a fourth device which is interconnected to the third device via the network has changed, determining whether conflicting operations are to be performed on a device when the plurality of first settings and the second setting are executed, extracting a setting from the first settings and the second setting, which is a cause of the conflicting operations in case that, in the determining, the conflicting operations are determined and transmitting a notification to divide a time during which the setting extracted in the extracting is executed.
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