Apparatus and method for controlling electronic devices
First Claim
1. A control apparatus which controls first and second electronic devices, comprising:
- means for assigning first and second electronic mail addresses to the first and second electronic devices, respectively;
a receiving unit which receives an electronic mail via a network, the electronic mail including one of the first and second electronic mail addresses as a destination address;
means for selecting one of the first and second electronic devices in accordance with the destination address of the received electronic mail; and
means for controlling an operation of the selected electronic device based on an instruction described in the received electronic mail.
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Abstract
A control apparatus controls first and second electronic devices. The control apparatus includes a unit which assigns first and second electronic mail addresses to the first and second electronic devices, respectively, a receiving unit which receives an electronic mail via a network, the electronic mail including one of the first and second electronic mail addresses as a destination address, a unit which selects an electronic device to be controlled from the first and second electronic devices in accordance with the destination address of the received electronic mail, and a unit which controls an operation of the selected electronic device in response to an instruction described in the received electronic mail.
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1. A control apparatus which controls first and second electronic devices, comprising:
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means for assigning first and second electronic mail addresses to the first and second electronic devices, respectively;
a receiving unit which receives an electronic mail via a network, the electronic mail including one of the first and second electronic mail addresses as a destination address;
means for selecting one of the first and second electronic devices in accordance with the destination address of the received electronic mail; and
means for controlling an operation of the selected electronic device based on an instruction described in the received electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling first and second electronic devices, comprising:
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assigning first and second electronic mail addresses to the first and second electronic devices, respectively;
receiving an electronic mail via a network, the electronic mail including one of the first and second electronic mail addresses as a destination address;
selecting an electronic device to be controlled from the first and second electronic devices in accordance with the destination address of the received electronic mail; and
controlling an operation of the selected electronic device based on an instruction described in the received electronic mail. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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