Network control system, control apparatus, controlled apparatus, and apparatus control method

摘要

A network control system includes a control apparatus and a controlled apparatus. The control apparatus includes: a first execution unit which executes a first application program for operating the controlled apparatus; a display unit which displays an operation screen; an operational command generation unit which generates an operational command in response to an input by a user to the operation screen; and a first communication unit which outputs the operational command. The controlled apparatus includes: a second execution unit which executes a second application program, and identifies an operation type of the controlled apparatus; an operation type information generation unit; and a second communication unit which outputs the operation type information. The first execution unit generates an operation screen corresponding to the operation type, and the display unit displays the generated operation screen.

主权项

1. A network control system comprising a control apparatus and a controlled apparatus which performs processing corresponding to an operational command transmitted from the control apparatus via a network, wherein:
the control apparatus includes:
a first execution unit configured to execute a first application program for operating the controlled apparatus;a display unit configured to display a first operation screen generated by executing the first application program;an operational command generation unit configured to generate the operational command in response to an input by a user to the first operation screen displayed on the display unit; anda first communication unit configured to output the generated operational command to the network, the controlled apparatus includes:
a second execution unit configured to execute a second application program, and identify an operation type which corresponds to processing performed by the second application program and is a type of an operation accepted on a second operation screen output by the controlled apparatus;an operation type information generation unit configured to generate operation type information indicating the identified operation type; anda second communication unit configured to output the generated operation type information to the network, the first execution unit is configured to receive the operation type information via the first communication unit, and generate a first operation screen corresponding to the operation type indicated in the operation type information by executing the first application program, the display unit is configured to display the generated operation screen, the first execution unit is configured to select one of a plurality of operation types including the operation type based on priorities of the operation types and generate a first operation screen that is different from one or more first operation screens corresponding to other one or more operation types and corresponding to the selected operation type, when the operation type information indicates the operation types, the second execution unit is configured to, when a change in an operation type occurs, identify the operation type after the change, the change in an operation type being caused by a change in the second operation screen, the operation type information generation unit is configured to generate operation type information indicating the operation type after the change, the first execution unit is configured to generate a first operation screen corresponding to the operation type after the change indicated in the operation type information received via the first communication unit, and the display unit is configured to switch the first operation screen which the display unit displays, from the first operation screen corresponding to the operation type before the change to the first operation screen corresponding to the operation type after the change.