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Remote control, remote control system, and remote control method

  • US 9,972,197 B2
  • Filed: 08/23/2012
  • Issued: 05/15/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote control, comprising:

  • circuitry configured to;

    send a control signal for controlling a device via wireless communication; and

    transmit a device detection request to the device via wireless communication;

    receive a response from the device based on the transmitted device detection request, the response received from the device including measurement information associated with the device;

    identify an installation location of the device as a zone in an event that a difference between a value of the measurement information included in the response received from the device and an average value of measurement information of one or more devices in the zone is equal to or below a reference value;

    register a device identifier corresponding to the device in association with an identifier of the zone in a zone correlation table;

    transmit a request for device information to the device;

    receive a response from the device including at least a device type identifier;

    determine a command set identifier corresponding to one of a plurality of command sets based on the device type identifier; and

    register the device identifier of the device in association with the command set identifier in a command set identification table.

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