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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2006
Naoki Yuasa, Minato-ku, JP;
Naoki Yuasa, Minato-ku, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention, a plurality of apparatuses can be synchronously controlled by a simpler operation. A synchronous control information management unitstores synchronous control information including synchronous operation patterns and synchronous control conditions. In each of the synchronous operation patterns, a procedure for sequentially transmitting control commands to a plurality of apparatuses is defined using a single pattern name. In each of the synchronous control conditions, a condition for selecting one of the synchronous operation patterns is described. A control pattern analysis unitanalyzes a synchronous control pattern, sequentially generates control commands used to control apparatuses on the basis of the analysis result, and supplies the generated control commands to a network interfaceor an infrared communication control unit. The present invention can be applied to a reproduction system for reproducing content.