Control apparatus for controlling data transmission via network, and method for selecting data destination
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKensuke Yasuma
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Abstract
A control apparatus for controlling data transmission via a network, comprising: a reception unit configured to receive, via the network, a result of detection by a sensor for detecting a state of a device; a management unit configured to manage results of detection by a plurality of sensors for detecting states of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification; and a selection unit configured to select, from the plurality of devices, a device which is a destination of data whose destination is the identification, based on the results of detection managed by the management unit.
Claims19
A control apparatus for controlling data transmission via a network, comprising:
- a reception unit configured to receive, via the network, a result of detection by a sensor for detecting a state of a device;
- a management unit configured to manage results of detection by a plurality of sensors for detecting states of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification;
- and
- a selection unit configured to select, from the plurality of devices, a device which is a destination of data whose destination is the identification, based on the results of detection managed by the management unit.
A control apparatus for controlling data transmission via a network, comprising:
- a determination unit configured to determine a device which is currently being used, of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification;
- and
- a selection unit configured to select a device which the determination unit determines to be currently being used, as a destination of data whose destination is the identification.
A method for selecting a destination of data using a control apparatus for controlling data transmission via a network, comprising:
- receiving, via the network, a result of detection by a sensor for detecting a state of a device;
- managing results of detection by a plurality of sensors for detecting states of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification;
- and
- selecting, from the plurality of devices, a device which is a destination of data whose destination is the identification, based on the managed results of detection.
A method for selecting a destination of data using a control apparatus for controlling data transmission via a network, comprising:
- determining a device which is currently being used, of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification;
- and
- selecting a device which is determined to be currently being used, as a destination of data whose destination is the identification.
A storage medium storing a computer program of a computer for controlling data transmission via a network, the computer program causing the computer to execute:
- receiving, via the network, a result of detection by a sensor for detecting a state of a device;
- managing results of detection by a plurality of sensors for detecting states of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification;
- and
- selecting, from the plurality of devices, a device which is a destination of data whose destination is the identification, based on the managed results of detection.
A storage medium storing a computer program of a computer for controlling data transmission via a network, the computer program causing the computer to execute:
- determining a device which is currently being used, of a plurality of devices corresponding to a common identification;
- and
- selecting a device which is determined to be currently being used, as a destination of data whose destination is the identification.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.