Patent ID: 7340367
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A fan control apparatus for cooling an inside of an equipment body by a cooling fan arranged in said equipment body, the apparatus comprising: temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature in said equipment body; temperature control means for controlling said cooling fan according to a temperature value detected by said temperature detecting means; communication means for communicating with a server connected to said equipment body by a network; and time control means for controlling said cooling fan according to a first time value based on a start of a previous commencement of a time communication and a start of a present commencement of a time communication by said communication means and a second time value based on an end of the previous commencement of a time communication and the start of the present commencement of a time communication by said communication means, wherein control of said cooling fan is performed by using said temperature control means and said time control means.