Apparatus, system, and method of determining destination for state information, and recording medium

A control system comprising:

• a plurality of control apparatuses including a first control apparatus capable of controlling a first communication terminal connected to the first control apparatus, the first control apparatus comprising:
• a transmitter configured to transmit search information including terminal identification information for identifying a second communication terminal to other control apparatuses of the plurality of control apparatuses, the second communication terminal being determined not to be connected to the first control apparatus;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to search for one of the other control apparatuses that is connected to the second communication terminal based on responses that are transmitted from the other control apparatuses in response to the search information, and cause the transmitter to transmit state information indicating a state of the first communication terminal connected to the first control apparatus to the searched control apparatus connected to the second communication terminal.