发明名称 |
Device control apparatus, device control method and program for initiating control of an operation of an external device |
摘要 |
There is provided a device control apparatus, a device control method and a program capable of easily initiating control of an operation of an external device through an application according to a status of the external device and a usage status of the application. An application for controlling an operation of an AV amplifier is acquired from an application server, a status of the AV amplifier and a usage status of the application are determined upon startup of the application, a screen according to the result of the determination is displayed in order to arrange an operation environment of the application and then a manipulation screen for controlling the operation of the AV amplifier through the application is displayed, and the operation of the AV amplifier is controlled according to a user manipulation performed through the manipulation screen. |
申请公布号 |
US8793415(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.07.29 |
申请号 |
US201213726737 |
申请日期 |
2012.12.26 |
申请人 |
Sony Corporation |
发明人 |
Higuchi Satoshi;Tashiro Koichi;Onogi Ken |
分类号 |
G06F13/12;G06F9/44;H04N21/485;H04N21/436;H04N21/422 |
主分类号 |
G06F13/12 |
代理机构 |
Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP |
代理人 |
Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP |
主权项 |
1. An application receiving method comprising:
determining a connection of an external device; requesting that the external device transmit device information of the external device; receiving the device information from the external device in response to the device information request; determining whether an application corresponding to the device information exists; transmitting an application acquisition request to an application server; and receiving the application from the application server according to the application acquisition request, wherein the step of determining whether an application corresponding to the device information exists comprises determining whether or not an application corresponding to the device exists in a matching table, wherein when it is determined that the application exists, the method further comprises determining whether or not the application is registered in an application list, and wherein when it is determined that the application is registered in the application list, the method further comprises determining whether or not the application is a deleted application. |
地址 |
JP |