Patent ID: 9727107
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06F,G08C,H04L,H04Q

Claim:
1. A state control system comprising: a controlled apparatus that transmits first state information comprising identification information for identifying the controlled apparatus, state parameters that correspond to states of the controlled apparatus, and a value which indicates that the controlled apparatus has refused to be controlled to cancel a sleep state; and a control apparatus that receives the first state information from the controlled apparatus, and the control apparatus transmits second state information, which includes at least parameters for changing a state of the controlled apparatus, to the controlled apparatus, wherein when the second state information received from the control apparatus includes a value indicating that a request is not to be made to the controlled apparatus to forcibly change its state, the controlled apparatus refuses a transition to the state which indicates the parameter that is included in the second state information, and wherein when the second state information received from the control apparatus includes a value indicating that a request is to be made to the controlled apparatus to forcibly change its state, the controlled apparatus transitions to the state according to the parameter that is included in the second state information.