Patent ID: 7633911
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A network system comprising: a plurality of information appliances; and a control system, wherein the control system comprises: response control means for receiving selection of an information appliance and response instructions from a user and sending a response command to the selected information appliance, wherein each information appliance comprises: response means for implementing a response processing, and information appliance control means for receiving a response command which causes the response means to implement a response processing, wherein the response means of the information appliance comprises: a lighting device for implementing a lighting-on processing, wherein when receiving selection of an information appliance and particular response instructions from a user, the response control means of the control system sends a particular response command, which contains information for specifying the selected information appliance, to all the information appliances included in the network system, and wherein the information appliance control means has the response means implement a lighting-on processing of the lighting device if the information for specifying the information-processing, contained in the received particular response command, is indicative of the information appliance, and has the response means implement a lighting-off processing of the lighting device if the information for specifying the information-processing is not indicative of the information.