# US 2019/0173686 A1 · Control apparatus and control method of control apparatus

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- Number: US 2019/0173686 A1
- Document ID: US20190173686A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/211,038
- Filed: 2018-12-05
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05
- Assignees: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicants: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Inventors: KAZUHIRO TAKEHARA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190173686A1

## CPC

- H04L 12/2818: {from a device located outside both the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007)}
- H04L 12/281: {indicating a format for calling an appliance service function in a home automation network (for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025)}
- H04L 12/2816: {Controlling appliance services of a home automation network by calling their functionalities (arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station; in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00)}
- H04L 12/2821: {Avoiding conflicts related to the use of home appliances (cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; protocols for network security H04L63/00)}
- H04L 12/2823: {Reporting information sensed by appliance or service execution status of appliance services in a home automation network (device-related reporting H04L43/065; arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom H04Q9/00)}
- H04L 12/2825: {Reporting to a device located outside the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with telemetering systems H04M11/002)}
- H04L 12/2827: {Reporting to a device within the home network; wherein the reception of the information reported automatically triggers the execution of a home appliance functionality}
- H04L 2012/285: {Generic home appliances, e.g. refrigerators}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

In a case in which a predetermined condition is satisfied, a home server imparts to an operation instruction a notification operation instruction causing an electronic lock or an air conditioner to execute a notification operation for notifying a user that the electronic lock or the air conditioner is to execute an operation according to the operation instruction from the home server, and transmits the operation instruction imparted with the notification operation instruction.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A control apparatus that transmits an operation instruction to a target device connected to a local area network, wherein
in a case in which a predetermined condition is satisfied, the control apparatus imparts to the operation instruction a notification operation instruction causing the target device to execute a notification operation for notifying a user that the target device is to execute an operation according to the operation instruction transmitted from the control apparatus, and transmits the operation instruction imparted with the notification operation instruction to the target device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
the notification operation is an operation that is different from a normal running of the target device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
in a case in which the operation instruction is transmitted to the control apparatus from outside the local area network, the control apparatus imparts the notification operation instruction to the operation instruction.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
in a case of receiving an instruction to impart the notification operation instruction to the operation instruction from a user, the control apparatus imparts the notification operation instruction to the operation instruction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
in a case in which the control apparatus generates the operation instruction, the control apparatus imparts the notification operation instruction to the operation instruction.

### Claim 6

A control method of a control apparatus that transmits an operation instruction to a target device connected to a local area network, comprising:
in a case in which a predetermined condition is satisfied, imparting to the operation instruction a notification operation instruction causing the target device to execute a notification operation for notifying a user that the target device is to execute an operation according to the operation instruction transmitted from the control apparatus, and transmitting the operation instruction imparted with the notification operation instruction to the target device.