IP Library Patent Application 16273028
Patent Application
App. No. 16/273,028

PERIPHERAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

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App. No.
16/273,028
Abstract

A peripheral device communicates with a central control device. The peripheral device includes a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to transmit first information to the central control device. The first information includes a topic to be provided to the central control device or a user of the central control device.

Claims (28)

1 . A peripheral device communicating with a central control device, the peripheral device comprising:

a control circuit configured to transmit first information including a topic to be provided to the central control device or a user of the central control device,

wherein the first information includes information for proposal to the central control device or the user of the central control device in relation to at least one of information about a current situation of the peripheral device and information about a function of the peripheral device.

2 . The peripheral device according to claim 1 , wherein the first information includes a summary of at least one of information about a current situation of the peripheral device and information about a function of the peripheral device, and

the control circuit further receives a request from the central control device which has received the first information, and transmits, to the central control device, second information indicating details of at least one of the information about the current state of the peripheral device and the information about the function of the peripheral device.

3 . The peripheral device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit transmits an advertising signal which is a signal for allowing the central control device to discover the peripheral device, and

the first information is included in the advertising signal.

4 . A communication system comprising at least a peripheral device and a central control device that communicates with the peripheral device,

wherein the peripheral device comprises a first control circuit configured to transmit first information including a topic to be provided to the central control device or a user of the central control device,

the central control device comprises a second control circuit configured to determine a response based on the received first information and perform the determined response,

wherein the first information includes information for proposal to the central control device or the user of the central control device in relation to at least one of information about a current situation of the peripheral device and information about a function of the peripheral device.

5 . The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the first control circuit further receives a request from the central control device which has received the first information, and transmits second information indicating details of information for proposal to the central control device or the user of the central control device in association with at least one of the information about the current state of the peripheral device and the information about the function of the peripheral device, and

the second control circuit further determines a response based on the received second information and performs the determined response.

6 . The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the first control circuit transmits an advertising signal which is a signal for allowing the central control device to discover the peripheral device, and

the first information is included in the advertising signal.

7 . The communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the second control circuit integrates the first information transmitted from each of a plurality of peripheral devices and determines the response.

8 . The communication system according to claim 5 , wherein the second control circuit integrates the first information and the second information transmitted from each of a plurality of peripheral devices and determines the response.

9 . The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the central control device comprises an interactive interface using a voice.

10 . The communication system according to claim 4 , wherein the second control circuit determines the correspondence by artificial intelligence.

11 . A communication method of a communication system including a peripheral device and a central control device that communicates with the peripheral device, the communication method comprising:

transmitting, by the peripheral device, first information including a topic to be provided to the central control device or a user of the central control device;

determining, by the central control device, a response based on the received first information; and

performing the determined response,

wherein the first information includes information for proposal to the central control device or the user of the central control device in relation to at least one of information about a current situation of the peripheral device and information about a function of the peripheral device.

12 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a communication program in a communication system including a peripheral device and a central control device that communicates with the peripheral device, the communication program comprising:

receiving, from the peripheral device, first information including a topic to be provided to the central control device or a user of the central control device; and

determining a response based on the received first information,

wherein the first information includes information for proposal to the central control device or the user of the central control device in relation to at least one of information about a current situation of the peripheral device and information about a function of the peripheral device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058294/0274 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2019
From: NONAKA, OSAMU; TOYODA, TETSUYA; FUKUSHIMA, KEITO; OGATA, YOSHIHISA; ITO, KENSEI; SHINTANI, KOICHI; KAWAGUCHI, KATSUHISA; OSA, KAZUHIKO
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048299/0374 →