Control method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10318121
APP PUB NO 20150067528A1
SERIAL NO

14381138

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A control method according to the present disclosure is used in a remote control system including apparatuses and an information terminal that controls at least one of the apparatuses via a network. The control method includes: a step (S2) of displaying, on a user interface region of a display unit of the information terminal, apparatus icons indicating target apparatus candidates among the apparatuses; a step (S3) of obtaining, via the network, (a) apparatus state information related to the apparatuses and (b) sensor information that is a value indicating a spatial environment in which the apparatuses are located; and a step (S4) of (i) determining priorities of the target apparatus candidates based on the apparatus state information and the sensor information, all of which are obtained in the step (S3), and (ii) sorting, according to the determined priorities, the apparatus icons displayed on the user interface region.

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  • PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hosaka, Takeshi Osaka, JP 6 30
Kozuka, Masayuki Osaka, JP 394 10600
Nakano, Toshihisa Osaka, JP 229 3573
Nishikawa, Yuri Osaka, JP 23 359
Ohmori, Motoji Osaka, JP 293 4230
Sekibe, Tsutomu Osaka, JP 34 774
Shimizu, Kenji Kanagawa, JP 174 1774
Takahashi, Masaki Osaka, JP 343 2612
Takemura, Hiroyuki Osaka, JP 5 32
Yamada, Kazushige Osaka, JP 25 329
Yamaguchi, Jun Osaka, JP 174 1775
Yoshida, Chikara Kanagawa, JP 12 225

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