Abstract: A display method includes: based on at least one of first information obtained by a control device including a display and second information obtained by a device other than the control device, changing an image used as a basic screen that is displayed on the display and is for controlling a control target device other than the control device by a user (S12).

Abstract: A device control system includes: a touch panel that receives an execution instruction for scene control that operates at least part of a plurality of devices disposed in a facility in order to approximate an inside of the facility to a predetermined indoor environment; a controller that performs the scene control when the execution instruction for the scene control is received by the touch panel; and a communicator and an obtainer that obtain at least one of information indicating an environment condition in the facility or outside the facility, prediction information of the environment condition in the facility or outside the facility, and information about timing. The controller changes a content of the scene control according to the information obtained by the communicator and the obtainer.

Abstract: A device control system includes: a touch panel that receives an execution instruction for scene control that operates at least part of a plurality of devices disposed in a facility in order to approximate an inside of the facility to a predetermined indoor environment; a controller that performs the scene control when the execution instruction for the scene control is received by the touch panel; and a communicator and an obtainer that obtain at least one of information indicating an environment condition in the facility or outside the facility, prediction information of the environment condition in the facility or outside the facility, and information about timing. The controller changes a content of the scene control according to the information obtained by the communicator and the obtainer.

Abstract: A display method includes, based on at least one of first information obtained by a control device including a display and second information obtained by a device other than the control device, displaying, on the display, a recommendation object for a user to instruct a recommended control having, as a control target, a first device that is other than the control device and controllable before the first information and the second information are obtained (S14).

Abstract: A display method includes: based on at least one of first information obtained by a control device including a display and second information obtained by a device other than the control device, changing an image used as a basic screen that is displayed on the display and is for controlling a control target device other than the control device by a user (S12).

Abstract: In a management device, a state determination table in a first storage portion indicates correspondence relationships in which target achievement levels are respectively associated with combinations with division periods and ranges of amount of power. An action table in a second storage portion indicates correspondence relationships with operations for making an execution portion perform and the target achievement levels. A first extraction portion extracts, from the state determination table, a target achievement level corresponding to a combination with a division period including a date acquired by a date acquisition portion and a range of amount of power including the amount of consumed power acquired by a power acquisition portion. A second extraction portion extracts, from the action table, an operation corresponding to the target achievement level extracted by the first extraction portion.

Abstract: An apparatus control device includes a first communicator which communicates with a mobile terminal, a second communicator which communicates with a plurality of electrical apparatuses, a setter which sets correspondence information in which identification information of the mobile terminal is associated with identification information of an electrical apparatus controllable by the mobile terminal, and a controller which controls, when the first communicator receives a control request to control a target electrical apparatus from the mobile terminal, communication of the second communicator such that the second communicator transmits a control command to the target electrical apparatus if the identification information of the mobile terminal is associated with identification information of the target electrical apparatus, and such that the second communicator does not transmit the control command to the target electrical apparatus if the identification information of the mobile terminal is not associated with

Abstract: An apparatus control device includes a first communicator which communicates with a mobile terminal, a second communicator which communicates with a plurality of electrical apparatuses, a setter which sets correspondence information in which identification information of the mobile terminal is associated with identification information of an electrical apparatus controllable by the mobile terminal, and a controller which controls, when the first communicator receives a control request to control a target electrical apparatus from the mobile terminal, communication of the second communicator such that the second communicator transmits a control command to the target electrical apparatus if the identification information of the mobile terminal is associated with identification information of the target electrical apparatus, and such that the second communicator does not transmit the control command to the target electrical apparatus if the identification information of the mobile terminal is not associated with

Abstract: An object is to allow intuitively understand whether display information displayed on a display device indicates favorable state or unfavorable state for a user. An acquisition unit 11 acquires energy-related information. A communication unit 13 is connected to a display device 3 and an operation device 4. Display information to be displayed on the display device 3 has a stratum structure including first display information as a top tier and second display information, the first display information including at least two categories which express the favorability about the energy-related information, the second display information including plural kinds of information so that the lower tier includes more detailed information. An information generation unit 14 transmits second display information to the display device 3 upon receiving a request from the operation device 4 when first display information is displayed on the display device 3.

Abstract: In a management device, a state determination table in a first storage portion indicates correspondence relationships in which target achievement levels are respectively associated with combinations with division periods and ranges of amount of power. An action table in a second storage portion indicates correspondence relationships with operations for making an execution portion perform and the target achievement levels. A first extraction portion extracts, from the state determination table, a target achievement level corresponding to a combination with a division period including a date acquired by a date acquisition portion and a range of amount of power including the amount of consumed power acquired by a power acquisition portion. A second extraction portion extracts, from the action table, an operation corresponding to the target achievement level extracted by the first extraction portion.

Abstract: An object is to allow intuitively understand whether display information displayed on a display device indicates favorable state or unfavorable state for a user. An acquisition unit 11 acquires energy-related information. A communication unit 13 is connected to a display device 3 and an operation device 4. Display information to be displayed on the display device 3 has a stratum structure including first display information as a top tier and second display information, the first display information including at least two categories which express the favorability about the energy-related information, the second display information including plural kinds of information so that the lower tier includes more detailed information. An information generation unit 14 transmits second display information to the display device 3 upon receiving a request from the operation device 4 when first display information is displayed on the display device 3.

Abstract: A content reception/recording device for selectively receiving and accumulating transmitted contents. The content reception/recording device comprises: a receiving unit; an accumulation medium; a storage unit storing therein free time slot information that indicates a free time slot in which a predetermined operation specified by a user is not performed; an obtaining unit operable to obtain transmission timing information that indicates timings at which contents are transmitted respectively; a determining unit operable to, when a plurality of accumulation target contents are transmitted in the free time slot, determine priorities of the contents for being accumulated in the free time slot, in accordance with the transmission timing information obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit operable to control the receiving unit to receive the accumulation target contents in accordance with the determined priorities and to accumulate the received contents in the accumulation medium.

Abstract: A content reception/recording device for selectively receiving and accumulating transmitted contents. The content reception/recording device comprises: a receiving unit; an accumulation medium; a storage unit storing therein free time slot information that indicates a free time slot in which a predetermined operation specified by a user is not performed; an obtaining unit operable to obtain transmission timing information that indicates timings at which contents are transmitted respectively; a determining unit operable to, when a plurality of accumulation target contents are transmitted in the free time slot, determine priorities of the contents for being accumulated in the free time slot, in accordance with the transmission timing information obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit operable to control the receiving unit to receive the accumulation target contents in accordance with the determined priorities and to accumulate the received contents in the accumulation medium.

Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus includes a storage controlling unit and a reproduction controlling unit. The storage controlling unit stores data modules among a plurality of data modules included in received broadcast data, into a module storing unit and also stores storage information for each of the plurality of data modules into a storage information storing unit, the storage information showing the presence or absence of the data module in the module storing unit, a reason of the absence of the data module, and the like. When the user selects a data module as a reproduction target, the reproduction controlling unit judges whether the data module is stored unit, based on storage information of the data module. If the data module is not stored, the reproduction controlling unit displays a message informing the user of the fact and reason that the data module is not stored.

Abstract: A receiver comprises a program acceptor for accepting program contents, and a program identifier to identify the program contents; a display unit for displaying the program contents; an input acceptor for accepting an input from a user; a display attribute acquisition unit for obtaining a display attribute by which the program contents are displayed; and a viewing information recorder for recording viewing information including the program identifier and the display attribute, on a removable recording medium, when the input acceptor accepts a predetermined user input. Therefore, the receiver can record the viewing information indicating that the user has viewed a specific program, on the removable recording medium.

Abstract: A data broadcast receiving apparatus includes a storage controlling unit and a reproduction controlling unit. The storage controlling unit selectively stores data modules among a plurality of data modules included in received broadcast data, into a module storing unit. The storage controlling unit also stores storage information for each of the plurality of data modules into a storage information storing unit, the storage information showing the presence or absence of the data module in the module storing unit, a reason of the absence of the data module, and the like. When the user selects a data module as a reproduction target, the reproduction controlling unit judges whether the data module is stored in the module storing unit, based on storage information of the data module in the storage information storing unit. If the data module is stored in the module storing unit, the reproduction controlling unit reads the data module and produces a display corresponding to the data module on a TV screen.