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Abstract

A network control system capable of flexibly constructing an operational environment suitable for each function and equipment in a simple configuration with a light load on a transmission line and each equipment and readily adaptable to a new function not conceivable at present. To attain the above object, the network control system controls at least one piece of equipment from another piece of equipment through a transmission line in a system in which a plurality of equipment is interconnected over the transmission line. The network control system comprises a controller having a user interface and a device having a function list indicating functions thereof as constituents in any equipment connected to the transmission line. The device transmits the function list through the transmission line. The controller notifies information about the device to user using the received function list, and controls the device utilizing the function list in accordance with a user's operation.

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First Claim