DEVICE COOPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM, DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICES OF DEVICE COOPERATION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM THEREOF

摘要

A device control apparatus (100) periodically transmits a status check signal (ST) to a control source device (200-1) described in a cooperation control table and receives a response signal (AC) responsive to the status check signal (ST). The device control apparatus (100) detects whether a status indicated in the response signal (AC) matches a status described in the cooperation control table. If yes, the device control apparatus (100) uses the cooperation control table to determine a control destination device (200-2), an operation thereof and a control command corresponding to the operation. The device control apparatus (100) has a structure to transmit the control command to the control destination device (200-2). In this way, even if the communication protocols and/or control commands of different device makers are different from one another, a cooperation control can be achieved.