INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, AND DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

In order to control a device while linking applications in an information processing apparatus and a device control apparatus to each other using a communication path used in virtualization control between the information processing apparatus and the device control apparatus, an information processing apparatus (100) is connected via a network (500) to a device control apparatus (200) to which a device (300) is locally connected, and a virtualization control unit (100D) establishes a communication path (150) with the device control apparatus and subjects the device connected to the device control apparatus to virtualization control. An application (100A) selects a predetermined control route and controls the device subjected to the virtualization control or the device control apparatus. A virtualization control API (100B) provides an interface for performing the virtualization control and control by the communication path used in the virtualization control to the application (100A).