摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To indicate a control panel of an apparatus to be controlled including operations between apparatuses to be controlled in accordance with a plurality of control apparatuses which are connected via a network. <P>SOLUTION: When a panel element with conditions is selected by user's operation, a control apparatus 1 transmits user action data corresponding to the selecting operation to an apparatus 2 to be controlled and judges on the basis of apparatus information stored in a RAM 12 beforehand the conditions added to the panel element, namely, whether the other apparatus 3 to be connected is connected or not and when said conditions are fulfilled as a result, the control apparatus 1 changes the indicated control panel on the basis of control panel data. Thus, even when a plurality of apparatuses to be controlled are connected to the control apparatus via the network, the control panel is changed in accordance with the connected apparatus to be controlled and can be indicated on the control apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI |