Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display, a display screen representing at least a floor plan including one or more rooms; and when it is sensed that movement of a device icon that is movable within a region corresponding to a predetermined room associated with a type of the device icon, judge whether or not the device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, and in the case where it is judged that the device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, return the device icon to the region corresponding to the predetermined room.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for a communication device connectable to an information management system that makes a visit appointment with a service person. The communication device stores schedule information of a user of the communication device. The method causes a computer of the communication device to: display data which is generated using the schedule information and which includes a calendar; access the information management system to acquire candidate data indicating possible visit dates/times of the service person; determine candidate visit dates/times of the service person by excluding dates on which plans of the user are included in the schedule information, from the possible visit dates/times of the service person; display each display representing each of candidate visit times/times within each region corresponding to each day in the calendar; and display an appointment screen which sets one candidate visit date/time as a visit date/time of the service person.

Abstract: A method causes a computer of a communication device to: acquire appointment available dates and times at a specialized institution; determine candidate appointment dates and times at the specialized institution by excluding each date and time, on which a plan of a user is stored in the communication device, from the acquired appointment available dates and times; display each display representing each candidate appointment time based on the determined candidate appointment dates and times, in each region corresponding to each day represented in calendar data; and display an appointment screen on a display when selection of one region is detected, the one region corresponding to one day represented in the calendar data and representing one candidate appointment time, the appointment screen being used for setting the one candidate appointment date and time corresponding to the selected one region as an appointment date and time at the specialized institution.

Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display, a display screen representing at least a floor plan including one or more rooms; and when it is sensed that movement of a second-type device icon that is movable only within a region corresponding to a predetermined room associated with the type of the device icon among the one or more rooms, and in the case where it is judged that the second-type device icon is moved out of the region corresponding to the predetermined room, perform display control to return the second-type device icon to the region corresponding to the predetermined room.

Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage corresponding to each of the plurality of user IDs; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of a first electric home appliance among electric home appliances corresponding to the first user ID; generating display data indicating that the differential value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data to an information terminal device corresponding to the first user ID.

Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage corresponding to each of a plurality of user IDs; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID in a prescribed period and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in the prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of an electric home appliance corresponding to a first type among electric home appliances corresponding to the first user ID; generating display data indicating that the differential value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data to an information terminal device corresponding to the first user ID.

Abstract: In the case where selection of a device icon that represents an air conditioner and that is displayed in a region corresponding to one room on a floor plan is sensed in the region corresponding to the one room, an operation screen for operating the air conditioner corresponding to the selected device icon is displayed. In the case where a temperature is set on the basis of an operation of the operation screen, a control command for setting to the air conditioner the set temperature is output to the network, and information related to an operation state of the air conditioner is displayed in the region corresponding to the one room based on the operation of the operation screen.

Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of an electric home appliance of a first type corresponding to the first user ID; generating a first electricity bill value by converting the difference value to an electricity bill; generating display data indicating that the first electricity bill value corresponds to the first conversion value; and a transmitting unit that transmits the display data.

Abstract: Time information indicating a necessary amount of time for a room temperature to reach a set temperature, and charges information indicating electricity charges corresponding to an amount of electric power consumed that is necessary for the room temperature to reach the set temperature, are displayed correlated with each of a plurality of running buttons corresponding to each of a plurality of operating modes.

Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan for one floor including at least two or more rooms; display an illumination icon representing the one or more illumination devices on the display screen representing the floor plan, the illumination icon being commonly used for the two or more rooms included in the floor plan; and output to the network a first control command, when selection of the illumination icon is sensed, and when selection of a first room among the at least two or more rooms included in the floor plan is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for an illumination device corresponding to the first room.

Abstract: A method includes: inputting information indicating power usage; generating a differential value between i) a first cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a first user ID and ii) a second cumulative value of power usage corresponding to a second user ID in a prescribed period; generating a first conversion value by converting the differential value to a use time of a first electric home appliance; generating a first electricity bill value by converting the differential value to an electricity bill; generating display data indicating that the first electricity bill value corresponds to the first conversion value; and transmitting the display data.

Abstract: A method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on the display a display screen including one or more device type icons, each of the one or more device type icons representing each of the one or more target devices for each of device types; and when selection of any one of the one or more device type icons is sensed on the display screen, display a device screen for one or more target devices included in one device type corresponding to the selected one device type icon. The device screen includes one or more first operation screens and a second operation screen, each of the one or more first operation screens being used for operating respective one of the one or more target devices, the second operation screen being used for turning off powers of all of the one or more target devices.

Abstract: A calendar data is displayed in which a region corresponding to a day on which the consumed power amount associated with the user is equal to or higher than a prescribed reference value is displayed using a first display, and a region corresponding to a day on which the consumed power amount associated with the user is lower than the prescribed reference value is displayed using a second display.

Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan for one floor including at least two or more rooms; display device icons representing the one or more target devices on the display screen representing the floor plan, an illumination icon representing an illumination device being used in common in one or more rooms included in the floor plan; and output to the network a first control command, when selection of the illumination icon is sensed, and when selection of any region within a first room among the at least two or more rooms included in the floor plan is sensed after the selection of the illumination icon is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for an illumination device corresponding to the first room in which the selection is sensed.

Abstract: A floor plan setting screen is provided with an add room button corresponding to each floor of a building. When the add room button is selected, a room addition screen with a list of room candidates is displayed. When any of the rooms is selected from the room candidates, a room icon for the selected room is added to the floor plan setting screen. As a result of repeating this process, the room icons are disposed in the floor plan setting screen.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes a first drive mechanism which rotates a cam ring to move a cam-driven lens frame, holding a lens group, in accordance with a cam groove; a second drive mechanism which screw-engages a nut with a feed screw, biases a nut-driven lens frame to abut the nut, and moves the nut-driven lens frame. The cam-driven lens frame is positioned adjacent to the nut-driven lens frame on a reverse side to the biasing direction, and driving ranges of these lens frames partially overlap each other. The first drive mechanism includes a cam-driven member, separate from the cam-driven lens frame, which is linearly guided and provided with a cam follower which engages with the cam groove of the cam ring; and a biasing member which biases the cam-driven lens frame to abut against the cam-drive member, so that the cam-driven lens frame moves with the cam-driven member.

Abstract: The present disclosure is a method for controlling an information apparatus having a third display and being used in an information management system, the method causing a computer of the information apparatus to: display a display screen representing at least one floor plan of a building on the third display; display device icons representing target devices including a first target device and a second target device on the display screen, the device icons being movable by dragging the device icons; and when it is sensed that a device icon representing the second target device is dropped on a device icon representing the first target device, output to the information management system a first control command for displaying a confirmation screen on a first display of the first target device, the confirmation screen being for confirmation of a state of the second target device.

Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a display a display screen representing a floor plan including one or more rooms; and using at least one memory that associates first information indicating a type of each of one or more device icons representing one or more target devices with second information indicating an attribute of each of the one or more rooms, display each of the one or more device icons in a region on the display screen corresponding to a room that corresponds to each of the one or more device icons in accordance with the type of each of the one or more device icons.

Abstract: A client device manages one type of content list for a plurality of content obtainment servers, and updates information included in the content list based on information received from each content obtainment server. Thus, the client device can provide the content list with less unnecessary information to each home server with a lighter processing load, so that the time for the home server to obtain contents from the client device can be reduced.

Abstract: In the case where selection of an icon representing an air conditioner is sensed in a region corresponding to a certain room on a floor plan, a region corresponding to the certain room on the floor plan is switched to an adjustment region for changing the set temperature of the air conditioner. In the case where it is sensed that a contact made to a touch-panel display moves within the region corresponding to the certain room, a control command for changing the set temperature of the air conditioner in accordance with a distance in which the contact moves is transmitted to the network.