Reception method, reception device, transmission method, transmission device, transmission/reception method, transmission/reception device
First Claim
1. A reception device provided with a reception means for receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network, an extraction means for extracting a control command interpolated in said electronic mail received by said reception means, and a control means for controlling a prescribed electric appliance dependently on said control command extracted by said extraction means.
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Abstract
An electronic mail on which a control command is interpolated is transmitted through a public line, received by a modem section of a gate way, converted to a digital data, and supplied to the control section. A CPU of the control section stores the received electronic mail in a RAM, and extracts the control command contained in the electronic mail. The CPU supplies a control signal corresponding to the control command to an interface section. The interface section controls an IR transmission section to transmit a signal corresponding to the control signal supplied from the CPU or outputs a signal through a connection line, and controls a video deck.
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16 Claims
- 1. A reception device provided with a reception means for receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network, an extraction means for extracting a control command interpolated in said electronic mail received by said reception means, and a control means for controlling a prescribed electric appliance dependently on said control command extracted by said extraction means.
- 7. A reception method comprising a reception step for receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network, an extraction step for extracting a control command interpolated in said electronic mail received by said reception means, and a control step for controlling a prescribed electric appliance dependently on said control command extracted by said extraction means.
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13. A transmission device provided with an electronic mail input means for receiving an electronic mail, an addition means for adding an control command for controlling a prescribed electric appliance on said electronic mail inputted from said electronic mail input means, and a transmission means for transmitting said electronic mail on which said control command is added by said addition means through a network.
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14. A transmission method comprising an electronic mail input step for receiving an electronic mail, an addition step for adding an control command for controlling a prescribed electric appliance on said electronic mail inputted in said electronic mail input step, and a transmission step for transmitting said electronic mail on which said control command is added in said addition step through a network.
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15. A transmission/reception device provided with an electronic mail input means for receiving an electronic mail, an addition means for adding an control command for controlling a prescribed electric appliance on said electronic mail inputted from said electronic mail input means, and a transmission means for transmitting said electronic mail on which said control command is added by said addition means through a network on the transmission side, and provided with a reception means for receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network, an extraction means for extracting a control command interpolated in said electronic mail received by said reception means, and a control means for controlling a prescribed electric appliance dependently on said control command extracted by said extraction means on the reception side.
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16. A transmission/reception method comprising an electronic mail input step for receiving an electronic mail, an addition step for adding an control command for controlling a prescribed electric appliance on said electronic mail inputted in said electronic mail input step, and a transmission step for transmitting said electronic mail on which said control command is added in said addition step through a network on the transmission side, and comprising a reception step for receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network, an extraction step for extracting a control command interpolated in said electronic mail received in said reception step, and a control step for controlling a prescribed electric appliance dependently on said control command extracted in said extraction step on the reception side.
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