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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Kenichi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Notsuyu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiaki Notsuyu, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A fan control apparatus and method to reduce the temperature in an equipment body by a time control when setting a stop period constant at the start by adding a time axis fan control by means of a temperature sensor. The fan control apparatus includes a temperature sensor that detects the temperature in the equipment body; a CPU and a sub-microcomputer perform the control of the cooling fans according to the detected temperature value. The CPU performs communication with a server connected to the equipment body via a network, and the CPU and sub-microcomputer perform the control of the cooling fans according to the time value based on a previous communication start and the present communication start.