REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A remote control device comprising:
- a near field radio communication unit capable of performing communication in accordance with a near field radio communication method;
two or more control communication units each capable of performing communication in accordance with a communication method having a wider communication range than the near field radio communication method;
a learning unit that receives learning data to be used for remotely controlling an apparatus to be controlled via the near field radio communication unit, and stores the received learning data into a storage medium; and
a remote control unit that transmits a control signal for remotely controlling the apparatus to be controlled via one of the two or more control communication units on the basis of the learning data stored in the storage medium.
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Abstract
A remote control device including a near field radio communication unit capable of performing communication in accordance with a near field radio communication method, two or more control communication units each capable of performing communication in accordance with a communication method having a wider communication range than the near field radio communication method, a learning unit that receives learning data to be used for remotely controlling an apparatus to be controlled via the near field radio communication unit, and stores the received learning data into a storage medium, and a remote control unit that transmits a control signal for remotely controlling the apparatus to be controlled via one of the two or more control communication units on the basis of the learning data stored in the storage medium.
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14 Claims
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1. A remote control device comprising:
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a near field radio communication unit capable of performing communication in accordance with a near field radio communication method; two or more control communication units each capable of performing communication in accordance with a communication method having a wider communication range than the near field radio communication method; a learning unit that receives learning data to be used for remotely controlling an apparatus to be controlled via the near field radio communication unit, and stores the received learning data into a storage medium; and a remote control unit that transmits a control signal for remotely controlling the apparatus to be controlled via one of the two or more control communication units on the basis of the learning data stored in the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication device comprising:
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a near field radio communication unit capable of performing communication in accordance with a near field radio communication method; a storage unit in which learning data to be used for remotely controlling the communication device is stored using a storage medium accessible from the near field radio communication unit; and a control communication unit capable of receiving a control signal for receiving remote control from a remote control device in accordance with a communication method having a wider communication range than the near field radio communication method, wherein the learning data includes data that identifies at least a communication method that can be used by the control communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A remote control method using a remote control device, the remote control device including a near field radio communication unit capable of performing communication in accordance with a near field radio communication method, and two or more control communication units each capable of performing communication in accordance with a communication method having a wider communication range than the near field radio communication method, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving learning data to be used for remotely controlling an apparatus to be controlled from the apparatus to be controlled via the near field radio communication unit; storing the received learning data into a storage medium; and transmitting a control signal for remotely controlling the apparatus to be controlled via one of the two or more control communication units on the basis of the learning data stored in the storage medium.
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14. A program for causing a computer that controls a remote control device including a near field radio communication unit capable of performing communication in accordance with a near field radio communication method, and two or more control communication units each capable of performing communication in accordance with a communication method having a wider communication range than the near field radio communication method, to function as:
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a learning unit that receives learning data to be used for remotely controlling an apparatus to be controlled via the near field radio communication unit, and stores the received learning data into a storage medium; and a remote control unit that transmits a control signal for remotely controlling the apparatus to be controlled via one of the two or more control communication units on the basis of the learning data stored in the storage medium.
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