A device controller connected to a communication terminal and a plurality of devices via a network includes an acquisition unit configured to receive first control information for controlling a plurality of devices of predetermined type from the communication terminal, the first control information including specific information for identifying a control target device selected from the plurality of devices, a device identification unit configured to identify the control target device on the basis of the specific information included in the first control information, a generation unit configured to generate second control information for causing the control target device to execute control details indicated by the first control information, the second control information being different from the first control information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second control information.

A device controller connected to a communication terminal and a plurality of devices via a network includes an acquisition unit configured to receive first control information for controlling a plurality of devices of predetermined type from the communication terminal, the first control information including specific information for identifying a control target device selected from the plurality of devices, a device identification unit configured to identify the control target device on the basis of the specific information included in the first control information, a generation unit configured to generate second control information for causing the control target device to execute control details indicated by the first control information, the second control information being different from the first control information, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the second control information.

A communication system includes a management apparatus and an agent apparatus. The management apparatus broadcasts the voice of an utterance of one of users of mobile communication terminals to the mobile communication terminals of the other users and to chronologically accumulate the result of utterance voice recognition of the utterance voice as a user-to-user communication history to control text delivery such that the communication history is displayed on the mobile communication terminals in synchronization. The agent apparatus produces an agent utterance text based on detection information output from a state detection device provided for a monitoring target and transmitting the agent utterance text to the management apparatus. The management apparatus broadcasts synthesized voice data of the agent utterance text to the mobile communication terminals and to chronologically accumulate the agent utterance text in the user-to-user communication history to control text delivery to the mobile communication terminals.

A robot control system acquires request information requesting a robot to keep within a prescribed distance from a user and to collect surrounding information, acquires, from the robot, location information indicating a location of the robot and confirmation information indicating that the robot is near the user, and transmits, to the robot, a command for changing a setting of the robot from a first specification to a second specification in response to the request in a case where it is determined, on a basis of the map information, the location information, and the confirmation information, that the user of the robot is accompanying the robot outside a home area of the user, the first specification enabling the robot to collect the surrounding information inside the home area, and the second specification enabling the robot to collect the surrounding information outside the home area.

A wireless mobile object 1 includes: a response unit 32 that responds to a call received through a voice channel over a mobile communication network; and a control unit 36 that controls an action of the wireless mobile object, based on maneuver information received through the voice channel.

A method for maintaining contact information in a hearing impaired assisted user's communication device includes the steps of (a) providing a web site for altering assisted user contact information, (b) linking a proxy device to the web site, (c) receiving an identifier associated with the assisted user's device via the proxy device, (d) identifying an assisted user's device via the received identifier, (e) enabling the proxy device to be used to modify contact information for the assisted user associated with the received identifier, (f) starting a timer to time out a sync timeout period, (g) during the sync timeout period, receiving an indication via the assisted user's device confirming a desire to update the assisted user's contact information, (h) updating the assisted user's contact information, and (i) at the end of the timeout period, ceasing an indication that updated data is ready to be used from the assisted user's device.

Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes an acquisition unit and a generation control unit. The acquisition unit acquires input information including at least one of an image or audio of a first user. The generation control unit controls, on the basis of request information including a request to output information including at least one of an image or audio and the acquired input information, generation of output information related to the first user to be output by a terminal of a second user who is a communication partner of the first user.

A communication system is provided, the communication system including an authenticating unit that authenticates a plurality of communication terminals based on a single user ID, and keeps the plurality of communication terminals logged into an information providing service. A storing unit that stores therein provider registration information including a plurality of pieces of provider information that indicate providers of respective pieces of data being displayed on each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals. A receiving unit receives designation information that designates the provider registration information. A transmitting unit transmits each piece among the plurality of pieces of provider information to each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals so as to cause each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals to display data provided by a provider indicated by a plurality of pieces of provider information.

A communication system is provided, the communication system including an authenticating unit that authenticates a plurality of communication terminals based on a single user ID, and keeps the plurality of communication terminals logged into an information providing service. A storing unit that stores therein provider registration information including a plurality of pieces of provider information that indicate providers of respective pieces of data being displayed on each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals. A receiving unit receives designation information that designates the provider registration information. A transmitting unit transmits each piece among the plurality of pieces of provider information to each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals so as to cause each communication terminal among the plurality of communication terminals to display data provided by a provider indicated by a plurality of pieces of provider information.

A voice recognition function link control system of a vehicle, which is configured for mounting a smart speaker used in the home or office in the vehicle and utilizing the smart speaker in linkage with an infotainment system of the vehicle, includes a traffic management system server, an infotainment system, a content service provider system server, and a smart speaker for receiving and transmitting a voice command of any user to the content service provider system server, receiving specific content from the content service provider system server, and outputting the received specific content.