Patent ID: 9749714
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04Q

Claim:
1. An information notification apparatus comprising: a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the information notification apparatus to function as: a communication unit configured to receive, from each of a plurality of devices which operate on receipt of an input from a user, a device information item uniquely identifying the each of the plurality of devices, and history information of the plurality of devices, the history information including at least one of (i) a control information item for the each of the plurality of devices and (ii) a state information item indicating a state for the each of the plurality of devices, the plurality of devices including at least one of a household electrical appliance, an illumination device, and a vehicle; an information collection database which holds, in association with each other, an information item of the user owning the each of the plurality of devices, the device information item for the each of the plurality of devices, and the history information of the plurality of devices received by the communication unit; a determination unit configured to determine that it is necessary to transmit notification of a first device when information held in the information collection database satisfies a predetermined condition, the first device being one of the plurality of devices; a position information identification unit configured to identify, by referring to the control information item included in the history information of the plurality of devices held in the information collection database, a second device having history information including a time information item closest to current time among the plurality of devices; a display device designation unit configured to designate, when the determination unit determines that it is necessary to transmit the notification of the first device, the second device as a display device to which the notification of the first device is to be transmitted, when the second device identified by the position information identification unit has a display function; and a generation unit configured to generate the notification when the determination unit determines that it is necessary to transmit the notification of the first device, wherein the communication unit is further configured to transmit the generated notification to the second device designated by the display device designation unit.