An inhibition device for transmitting, to a controlled device , inhibition information that causes the controlled device to be inhibited from transitioning from a first state, in which the controlled device executes a process at a predetermined performance level, to a second state in which the controlled device executes the process at a performance level lower than the predetermined performance level, the controlled device being capable of obtaining, from an electronic device that includes an input screen capable of detecting a location specified by a user , location information on the location, and each of the inhibition device and the controlled device being realized by a processor which is included in the electronic device, the inhibition device characterized by comprising: first obtaining means for obtaining, from the controlled device , the location information on the location specified by the user ; first determining means for determining, in accordance with the location information obtained by the first obtaining means , whether or not an operation of the user is an operation for causing the controlled device to execute a predetermined process; and transmitting means (15a,b) for transmitting the inhibition information in a case where the first determining means determines that the operation of the user is an operation for causing the controlled device to execute the predetermined process; and second determining means for determining, in a case where the first determining means determines that the operation of the user is an operation for causing the controlled device to execute the predetermined process, whether or not a predetermined length of time has elapsed since a time at which the first obtaining means obtained the location information, in a case where the second determining means determines that the predetermined length of time has elapsed, the transmitting means (15a,b) transmitting, to the controlled device , permission information that permits the controlled device to transition from the first state to the second state, the predetermined length of time includes at least a length of time from (i) the time at which the first obtaining means obtained the location information to (ii) a time at which the predetermined process is started. first obtaining means for obtaining, from the controlled device , the location information on the location specified by the user ; first determining means for determining, in accordance with the location information obtained by the first obtaining means , whether or not an operation of the user is an operation for causing the controlled device to execute a predetermined process; and transmitting means (15a,b) for transmitting the inhibition information in a case where the first determining means determines that the operation of the user is an operation for causing the controlled device to execute the predetermined process; and second determining means for determining, in a case where the first determining means determines that the operation of the user is an operation for causing the controlled device to execute the predetermined process, whether or not a predetermined length of time has elapsed since a time at which the first obtaining means obtained the location information, in a case where the second determining means determines that the predetermined length of time has elapsed, the transmitting means (15a,b) transmitting, to the controlled device , permission information that permits the controlled device to transition from the first state to the second state, the predetermined length of time includes at least a length of time from (i) the time at which the first obtaining means obtained the location information to (ii) a time at which the predetermined process is started. <EOS>