Patent ID: 11968522
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electrical device, comprising:
a receiver that receives target device information indicating a search-target device, the search-target device being a specific defective electrical device to be searched for;
a processor that determines whether or not the electrical device is included in the target device information received and the electrical device is connected to a network or whether or not a communication device capable of communicating with the electrical device is included in the target device information received and the communication device is connected to the network; and
a transmitter that, when a result of the determination by the processor indicates that the electrical device or the communication device is included in the target device information, transmits information indicating that the electrical device or the communication device is the search-target device, as a response using a communication method based on the result of the determination,
wherein, when the electrical device or the communication device included in the target device information received is not connected to the network, the transmitter transmits the response to a search device that locates the search-target device.