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Method for controlling information apparatus, computer-readable recording medium, and method for providing information

US9185002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2014
Grant dateNov 10, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/93
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display, a display screen representing at least a floor plan including one or more rooms; and when it is sensed that movement of a second-type device icon that is movable only within a region corresponding to a predetermined room associated with the type of the device icon among the one or more rooms, and in the case where it is judged that the second-type device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, perform display control to return the second-type device icon to the region corresponding to the predetermined room.

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