Abstract: A device control apparatus periodically transmits a status confirmation signal to a control source device described in a cooperation control table and receives a response signal with respect to the status confirmation signal. Device control apparatus determines whether or not a status included in the response signal matches a status described in the cooperation control table. If they match, a control destination device, an operation and a control command corresponding to the operation are specified using the cooperation control table. A configuration for transmitting a control command with respect to the control destination device is provided. Therefore, even in a case where a communication protocol and the control command are different from one another in makers of devices, it is possible to realize cooperation control.

Abstract: An operation device is provided with a GUI display unit which displays a power setting value for defining an operation power of a household appliance, and a time setting value for defining an operation time of the household appliance on an orthogonal coordinate system; and a touch operation unit which simultaneously accepts an input of the power setting value and an input of the time setting value to be displayed on the GUI display unit by an operation of letting a predetermined object touch the GUI display unit.

Abstract: A control processing method of an electric device for implementing an operation content indicated by an operation command received from a control terminal, the method including a step of discriminating whether the received operation command is a predetermined operation command, and a step of notifying the control terminal that the operation content indicated by the operation command has not been implemented without implementing the operation content indicated by the operation command, in a case where the received operation command is the predetermined operation command. Therefore, in a case where a command specification of an industry standard is designed, although the electric device receives an unsupported command, it is possible to obtain that the electric device is smoothly controlled.

Abstract: An information terminal includes a first radio communication unit that performs communication with a server, a condition input unit through which a condition for retrieving a specific cooking recipe information group from cooking recipe information groups stored in the server is input, and a display unit that displays the specific cooking recipe information group specified based on the condition input through the condition input unit. Further, the display unit displays list screen (1200) that displays as a list the specific cooking recipe information group so that first cooking recipe information that is associated with operation control information is differentiated from second cooking recipe information that is not associated with the operation control information, and a cooking method screen that displays a cooking method relating to specific cooking recipe information in the specific cooking recipe information group displayed on the list screen.

Abstract: A mobile device is provided with a communication unit which performs communication via wireless communication, a display unit, and a display control unit which controls the display unit to display a setting input screen for allowing the user to input setting of a household electrical device. The communication unit transmits a request signal for checking whether there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device before the setting input screen is displayed by the display control unit. The display control unit controls the display unit to display a setting input disable screen indicating that setting of the household electrical device is not received without causing the display unit to display the setting input screen when there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device.

Abstract: A device control apparatus periodically transmits a status confirmation signal to a control source device described in a cooperation control table and receives a response signal with respect to the status confirmation signal. Device control apparatus determines whether or not a status included in the response signal matches a status described in the cooperation control table. If they match, a control destination device, an operation and a control command corresponding to the operation are specified using the cooperation control table. A configuration for transmitting a control command with respect to the control destination device is provided. Therefore, even in a case where a communication protocol and the control command are different from one another in makers of devices, it is possible to realize cooperation control.

Abstract: A method for managing an electric apparatus includes a step of obtaining first control item information for controlling a first electric apparatus, from the first management server that manages the first electric apparatus; a step of obtaining second control item information for controlling a second electric apparatus, from a second management server that manages the second electric apparatus different from the first electric apparatus; and a step of providing information relating to the first control item information and the second control item information to a user terminal.

Abstract: An operation device is provided with a GUI display unit which displays a power setting value for defining an operation power of a household appliance, and a time setting value for defining an operation time of the household appliance on an orthogonal coordinate system; and a touch operation unit which simultaneously accepts an input of the power setting value and an input of the time setting value to be displayed on the GUI display unit by an operation of letting a predetermined object touch the GUI display unit.

Abstract: A mobile device is provided with a communication unit which performs communication via wireless communication, a display unit, and a display control unit which controls the display unit to display a setting input screen for allowing the user to input setting of a household electrical device. The communication unit transmits a request signal for checking whether there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device before the setting input screen is displayed by the display control unit. The display control unit controls the display unit to display a setting input disable screen indicating that setting of the household electrical device is not received without causing the display unit to display the setting input screen when there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device.

Abstract: A mobile device is provided with a communication unit which performs communication via wireless communication, a display unit, and a display control unit which controls the display unit to display a setting input screen for allowing the user to input setting of a household electrical device. The communication unit transmits a request signal for checking whether there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device before the setting input screen is displayed by the display control unit. The display control unit controls the display unit to display a setting input disable screen indicating that setting of the household electrical device is not received without causing the display unit to display the setting input screen when there is a person in the vicinity of the household electrical device.

Abstract: An information terminal includes a first radio communication unit that performs communication with a server, a condition input unit through which a condition for retrieving a specific cooking recipe information group from cooking recipe information groups stored in the server is input, and a display unit that displays the specific cooking recipe information group specified based on the condition input through the condition input unit. Further, the display unit displays list screen (1200) that displays as a list the specific cooking recipe information group so that first cooking recipe information that is associated with operation control information is differentiated from second cooking recipe information that is not associated with the operation control information, and a cooking method screen that displays a cooking method relating to specific cooking recipe information in the specific cooking recipe information group displayed on the list screen.

Abstract: The electric power conditioning device, connected to an apparatus and an electric storage device in a house, comprises an electric power receiving section, a communication section and an operation section. The electric power receiving section, connected to a commercial power supply, acquires a total electric power consumption amount of the commercial power supply. The operation section makes comparison as to whether an integrated value obtained by integrating the total electric power consumption amount and an electric power consumption amount which is an amount of electric power expected to be consumed when the apparatus is operated exceeds a predetermined value. When the integrated value does not exceed, the operation section transmits a use permission signal to the apparatus via the communication section. When the integrated value exceeds, the electric power conditioning device transmits to the electric storage device a supply electric power inquiring signal via the communication section.

Abstract: The radio communication device offers data communication with no adverse effect of EMI radiation. In response to EMI radiation detected by the radiation detector, the controller changes the normal communication mode into the avoidance communication mode. In the avoidance communication mode, the transmitter prepares a transmission packet so as to satisfy the following relational expressions: T1=T0/2/M and T2=T0/2 (where, T0 represents the cycle of an AC power source; T1 represents the transmission time; and T2 represents the transmission cycle). The transmission power changer determines the transmission power by multiplying T2/T1 to the transmission power in the normal communication mode. The transmission rate changer determines the transmission rate by multiplying T2/T1 to the transmission rate in the normal communication mode. The transmission packet is transmitted in synchronization with the stopping time of EMI radiation detected by the timing detector.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus control device and an apparatus control method that make it possible to improve convenience for the user. An apparatus control device includes: a time-shift time computation unit that computes a time-shift time indicating an operation start time or an operation end time at which an electricity cost billed when an electric apparatus is operated is equal to or less than a predetermined rate, a recomputation determination unit that determines whether or not to change the time-shift time computed by the time-shift time computation unit, and a notification unit that, when determination is made by the recomputation determination unit that the time-shift time is to be changed, notifies the user that the initially computed time-shift time is to be changed.

Abstract: The radio communication device offers data communication with no adverse effect of EMI radiation. In response to EMI radiation detected by the radiation detector, the controller changes the normal communication mode into the avoidance communication mode. In the avoidance communication mode, the transmitter prepares a transmission packet so as to satisfy the following relational expressions: T1=T0/2/M and T2=T0/2 (where, T0 represents the cycle of an AC power source; T1 represents the transmission time; and T2 represents the transmission cycle). The transmission power changer determines the transmission power by multiplying T2/T1 to the transmission power in the normal communication mode. The transmission rate changer determines the transmission rate by multiplying T2/T1 to the transmission rate in the normal communication mode. The transmission packet is transmitted in synchronization with the stopping time of EMI radiation detected by the timing detector.

Abstract: In order to improve the sharpness, after painting, of a steel strip and, at the same time, improve the press moldability of the steel strip, the steel strip of the present invention is characterized by having a plurality of small recessed portions transferred by means of a rolling dull roll having a protrusion composed mainly of Cr and homogeneously provided on the surface of the roll; the recessed portion having a configuration satisfying requirements of a diameter, d, of 50 to 500 .mu.m, a depth, h, of the recessed portion of 2 to 40 .mu.m and a total volume of recessed portions per mm.sup.2 of the surface of the steel strip of 0.10.times.10.sup.6 .mu.m.sup.3 or more, the center line distance, P.sub.1, between recessed portions adjacent to each other in the direction of rolling being in the range of from 1.0 d to 4.0 d, the center line distance, P.sub.2, between rows in the direction of rolling being in the range of from 1.0 d to 4.0 d.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cold rolled steel sheets and strips having excellent press formability and ageing property by a continuous annealing method, in which specific heating cycles are adopted in combination with steel compositions with lowered phosphorus contents.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for producing cold rolled steel sheets and strips having excellent press formability and ageing property by a continuous annealing method, in which specific heating cycles are adopted in combination with steel compositions with lowered phosphorus contents.