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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuro Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsunori Kanai, Kanagawa, JP;
Haruhiko Toyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Fujisaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Segawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyoshi Haruki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaya Tarui, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Shirai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Shirota, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a control apparatus for controlling a target device includes an estimation unit and an issuing unit. The estimation unit is configured to estimate a second amount of energy required for the entire system including the target device and the control apparatus until the target device completes an execution of its function that is requested in accordance with an execution request for the target device. The issuing unit is configured to issue a control command for causing the target device to execute its function in accordance with the execution request, when the first amount of energy at a time point of receiving the execution request is greater than the second amount of energy.