Terminal and method for remotely controlling device using the same
First Claim
1. A terminal, comprising:
- a remote-control unit operable to remotely control at least one device;
a display unit having a display screen for displaying a part of a total image, said total image including a plurality of partial images;
a content table including a piece of content corresponding to each of said partial images, each piece of content including a device name specifying a device to be controlled and control information for controlling said device;
scroll means for moving a position of said total image relative to said display screen so that any of said partial images can be shown on said display screen; and
means for obtaining said piece of content corresponding to said partial image shown on said display screen from said content table and for causing said remote-control unit to remotely control said device specified by said piece of content.
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Abstract
Device names and device control parameters are registered in a content table of a terminal. These device names and control parameters are each associated in the content table with partial images forming a total image. A user causes an arbitrary partial image to be displayed on a display screen of the terminal by moving the position of the total image relative to the display screen. After reading the device name and the control parameters corresponding to the arbitrary partial image from the content table, the terminal remotely controls the targeted terminal based on the information read. Therefore, the targeted device and the control description thereof can be selected using a simple operation, such as moving the position of the image to be displayed on the display screen. The addition or replacement of targeted devices can be easily accommodated by updating the content table.
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8 Claims
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1. A terminal, comprising:
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a remote-control unit operable to remotely control at least one device;
a display unit having a display screen for displaying a part of a total image, said total image including a plurality of partial images;
a content table including a piece of content corresponding to each of said partial images, each piece of content including a device name specifying a device to be controlled and control information for controlling said device;
scroll means for moving a position of said total image relative to said display screen so that any of said partial images can be shown on said display screen; and
means for obtaining said piece of content corresponding to said partial image shown on said display screen from said content table and for causing said remote-control unit to remotely control said device specified by said piece of content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of remotely-controlling a device using a terminal having a display screen, said method comprising:
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displaying a part of a total image on the display screen, the total image including a plurality of partial images;
moving a position of the total image relative to the display screen so that one of the partial images is displayed on the display screen;
accessing in the terminal a content table including a piece of content corresponding to each of the partial images, each piece of content including a device name specifying a device to be controlled and control information for controlling the device;
reading from the content table the piece of content corresponding to the partial image displayed on the display screen; and
remotely controlling the device specified by the piece of content corresponding to the partial images displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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