Patent ID: 6714313
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of controlling a system comprising a plurality of apparatuses including first and second apparatuses each of which is capable of performing a specific process based on a specific operating condition, said method comprising:a selection step, of, when setting is made by a user for causing any one of the plurality of apparatuses to perform a process based on the specific operating condition, allowing the user to select either one of first and second selection candidates both presented in one integral selection candidate group, the first selection candidate being provided for, without an explicit operation of selecting the first apparatus by the user, enabling selection of an instruction for instructing the first apparatus to execute the specific process based on the specific operating condition, and the second selection candidate being provided for, without an explicit operation of selecting the second apparatus by the user, enabling selection of an instruction for instructing the second apparatus to execute the specific process based on the specific operating condition; and a control step, of controlling the first apparatus to execute the specific process based on the specific operating condition without the explicit operation of selecting the first apparatus by the user when the first selection candidate is selected from the one integral selection candidate group in said selection step, and controlling the second apparatus to execute the specific process based on the specific operating condition without the explicit operation of selecting the second apparatus by the user when the second selection candidate is selected from the one integral selection candidate group in said selection step.