摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide controllers capable of power-saved control without caring about the types of controlled apparatuses such as consumer electronics and the states of the respective consumer electronics, in power shortages. <P>SOLUTION: Controllers 110a, 110b, ..., and 110n which are connected via a network with plural controlled power-consuming apparatuses and control the power comprises: a receiver for receiving a request for reducing power consumption from the outside; and a transmitter for transmitting the request for reducing the power consumption to the controlled apparatuses. When the receiver receives the request for reducing the power consumption, the transmitter transmits the request for reducing the power consumption to the controlled apparatuses. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |