Remote operation system for electric apparatus, remote operating method for electric apparatus and base station for performing remote operation of electric apparatus
First Claim
1. A remote control system of an electric apparatus comprising:
- a base station (12) which carries out a remote control operation on an electric apparatus (11) having a predetermined driving system (11a) through a predetermined communication network (25); and
communication devices (13 to 15) which give instructions of the remote control operation of said driving system (11a) to said base station through predetermined communication paths (20, 22), wherein said base station carries out said remote control operation on the basis of an updateable software program installed therein and said instructions.
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Abstract
Connection is established from a communication device having a plurality of platforms, such as a push-button-type telephone 13, a personal computer 14 and a cellular phone 15, to a base station 12 through a public line network 22 and the Internet 20, and an operation guidance is given by means of a voice guidance or a Web page from base station 12, so that the base station 12 remote-controls an electric apparatus 11 in accordance with the user'"'"'s operation on the communication devices 13 to 15. The guide program, voice guidance and Web pages in the base station 12 are made to be updateable in storing operations 24a, 27a, 27b, 27c in the base station 12, so that it is possible to easily add a function thereto and also change the functions. It becomes possible to correspond to various platforms, easily add various functions, and also to easily update the operation menu.
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15 Claims
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1. A remote control system of an electric apparatus comprising:
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a base station (12) which carries out a remote control operation on an electric apparatus (11) having a predetermined driving system (11a) through a predetermined communication network (25); and
communication devices (13 to 15) which give instructions of the remote control operation of said driving system (11a) to said base station through predetermined communication paths (20, 22), wherein said base station carries out said remote control operation on the basis of an updateable software program installed therein and said instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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3. A remote control system of an electric apparatus comprising:
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a base station (12) which carries out a remote control operation on an electric apparatus (11) having a predetermined driving system (11a) through a predetermined communication network (25);
one kind of communication device (13) which gives an instruction for a remote control operation of said driving system (11a) to said base station (12) through the first communication path (22); and
another kind of communication device (14, 15) which gives an instruction for a remote control operation of said driving system (11a) to said base station (12) through a second communication path (20) which is different from said first communication path (22), wherein said base station (12) carries out said remote control operation on the basis of said instruction.
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9. A remote control method of an electric apparatus, wherein said electric apparatus (11) has a predetermined driving system (11a) which is drive-controlled by a predetermined operation unit (11c), said electric apparatus (11) being remote-controlled through an external communication device (13 to 15), said method comprising:
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a first step of transmitting a signal for giving an instruction of remote control of said electric apparatus from said communication devices (13 to 15) to a predetermined base station (12) connected to said communication devices (13 to 15) through predetermined communication paths (20, 22); and
a second step of transmitting a remote control signal used for carrying out said remote control operation from said base station (12) to said electric apparatus (11) through a predetermined communication network (25) on the basis of a software program stored in said base station (12) in an updateable manner and said signal. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A remote control method of an electric apparatus, wherein said electric apparatus (11) has a predetermined driving system (11a) drive-controlled by a predetermined operation unit (11c), said electric apparatus (11) being remote-controlled through an external communication device (13 to 15), said method comprising:
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a first step of transmitting a signal for giving an instruction of remote control of said electric apparatus from said communication devices (13 to 15) to a predetermined base station (12) connected to said communication devices (13 to 15) through predetermined communication paths (20, 22); and
a second step of transmitting a remote control signal used for carrying out said remote control operation from said base station (12) to said electric apparatus (11) through a predetermined communication network (25) on the basis of said signal, wherein said communication path includes;
a first communication path (22) which connects one kind of communication device (13) to said base station; and
a second communication path (20) which connects another kind of communication device (14, 15) to said base station,said one kind of communication device (13) is a telephone, said another kind of communication device (14, 15) is at least one of the personal computer (14) and the cellular phone (15), said first communication path (22) is a public line network, said first input unit (23) gives a voice guidance to said telephone so as to select the items of said remote control, said second communication path (20) is the internet, and said second input unit (21) gives a display guidance to said another kind of communication device (14, 15) so as to select the items of said remote control.
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12. A base station (12) carrying out a remote control operation on an electric apparatus (11) having a predetermined driving system (11a) through a predetermined communication network (25) on the basis of an instruction given from a predetermined communication device (13 to 15) through a predetermined communication path (20, 22), wherein
said communication path includes: - a first communication path (22) which connects one kind of communication device (13) to said base station; and
a second communication path (20) which connects another kind of communication device (14, 15) to said base station, andsaid base station carries out said remote control operation on the basis of an updateable software program installed therein and said instruction.
- a first communication path (22) which connects one kind of communication device (13) to said base station; and
- 13. A base station carrying out a remote control operation on an electric apparatus (11) having a predetermined driving system (11a) through a predetermined communication network (25) on the basis of an instruction that is given from one kind of communication device (13) through a predetermined first communication path (22), or given from the other kind of communication device (14, 15) through a predetermined second communication path (20).
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