Patent ID: 9654434
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A message originating server for originating a message to be directed to a user, the message originating server comprising: an information obtaining section for obtaining (i) sensor information generated by a sensor provided inside a house of the user's and (ii) operation information on an electric appliance provided inside the house of the user's, the operation information having been generated by the electric appliance; an external information obtaining section for obtaining external information from outside; an analyzing section for analyzing (i) at least either of the sensor information and the operation information and (ii) the external information; a message generating section for generating a first message corresponding to a result of the information analysis by the analyzing section, the first message suggesting an operation recommended for a particular home electric appliance; and a first control section for originating the first message generated by the message generating section, and wherein: the first control section causes a network service server, which manages posting of a message onto a network service for use in information exchange between members of a group including the user, to post the first message generated by the message generating section, the message originating server further comprising: a message obtaining section for obtaining a second message posted by a member of the group onto the network service, wherein: the analyzing section further analyzes content of the second message obtained by the message obtaining section; the message generating section further generates a response message corresponding to a result of the analysis of the message content by the analyzing section; and the first control section originates the response message generated by the message generating section.