STATUS NOTIFICATION UNIT

A status notification unit that provides a notification regarding a status of a monitored device, using a light emission unit and a voice unit, the monitored device generating first event information that includes light emission data regarding light emission, and second event information that includes text data corresponding to a voice, the status notification unit including: an acceptance unit configured to accept the first event information and the second event information from the monitored device; a light emission control unit that controls light emission performed by the light emission unit, based on the first event information accepted by the acceptance unit; a voice data generation unit that generates voice data to be played back by the voice unit, based on the second event information accepted by the acceptance unit; and a voice control unit that controls the voice to be played back by the voice unit.