JP2003189377A - Remote control system by telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a remote control system by a telephone that can easily control a plurality of house electric appliances by the same operation as remote control operation of each house electric appliance by one telephone so as to enhance the user-friendliness. <P>SOLUTION: The telephone 50 is provided with a control section 30, a storage section 22, an operation section 1c, and a display section 1a and remotely controls a plurality of house electric appliances. The storage section 22 has menu storage sections 22c to 22e storing the same control items as those of a remote control for each house electric appliance. The control section 30 has a function of displaying the control items stored in the menu storage sections 22c to 22e as a menu on the display section 1a on the basis of an operation of the operation section 1c, a function of selecting a menu displayed by the same operation the remote control operation of the house electric appliance being a controlled system, and a function of generating a control signal for the house electric appliance on the basis of the result of menu selection. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone remote control system, and more particularly to a telephone remote control system for controlling a plurality of home electric appliances. The household electric appliances include household appliances such as an air conditioner, a refrigerator, a microwave oven, a washing machine, a television, a stereo, a personal computer, a bath, an intercom and a ventilator which function using electricity.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional telephone, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 8-20
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 4795 (Prior Art 1),
The built-in learning remote control function that can store the remote control operation signals of various home appliances is built into the telephone, and the learning remote control function can be operated by each button operation or voice of the telephone at a remote place through the telephone line. There are some that allow you to operate VTR recording and air conditioning.

A conventional mobile phone remote control system is composed of a mobile phone, a remote controller, and a plurality of controlled devices, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-284757 (Prior Art 2). The remote controller control device includes an antenna, a receiving unit, a control unit, an operation unit, a display unit, and an optical transmission unit, and is installed near the controlled device.
The controlled device includes, for example, a television, a stereo and a VTR.

In the prior art 2, a menu selection screen is displayed on the display unit by key operation on the operation unit of the mobile phone.
Display the remote control device selection screen and the remote control screen in that order,
It is shown that a signal corresponding to the selected content is transmitted from the mobile phone to the remote control control device by selecting each of the predetermined parameters.

[0005]

However, in the prior art 1, when operating each home electric appliance with the telephone, the operation is different from the operation of the dedicated remote controller for each home electric appliance (that is, button operation or voice of the telephone). However, since it is necessary to remember the different operation method, there is a problem that it is not convenient for an operator who is not particularly used to operating home electric appliances.

On the other hand, the prior art 2 has a problem that it becomes expensive because a special remote controller control device must be newly provided.

Further, the prior arts 1 and 2 do not specifically show how to store the remote control items of the home electric appliances in the storage unit of the telephone, and how the remote control items of the home electric appliances are stored. There was a problem of how easy it is to remember.

Further, the prior arts 1 and 2 do not show remote control of home electric appliances by electronic mail which is becoming widespread, and how to perform remote control of home electric appliances by electronic mail. There was a problem.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a remote control system using a telephone which is easy to use and can easily control a plurality of home electric appliances by the same operation as the remote control operation of each home electric appliance with a single telephone. is there.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a convenient remote control system using a telephone which can easily control a plurality of home electric appliances using contents provided on the Internet.

A third object of the present invention is to provide a remote control system using a telephone which is easy to use and can easily control a plurality of home electric appliances by decoding electronic mail.

The present invention is not limited to these objects, and other objects will be clarified in the following description.

[0013]

In order to achieve the first object, the present invention provides a remote control system using a telephone for controlling a plurality of home electric appliances, comprising a control means, a storage means, an operating means and a display means. The storage means has a menu for storing remote operation items of each home electric appliance, and the control means has a function of displaying the menu on the display means based on an operation of the operation means, and a menu of the displayed menu. It is configured to have a function of enabling selection of a remote operation item by the same operation as a remote control operation of an electric home appliance to be controlled, and a function of generating an operation signal of the electric home appliance from the selected remote operation item.

In order to achieve the second object, the present invention provides a remote control system using a telephone, which comprises a control means, a storage means, an operating means, a display means and an external communication means, and controls a plurality of home electric appliances. The external communication means has a function of enabling connection to the Internet, the storage means has a menu for storing remote operation items of each home electric appliance, and the control means stores the content for remotely operating the home electric appliance. A function of acquiring via the Internet, a function of storing remote operation items of the acquired content in the menu, and a function of displaying remote operation items of the menu on the display means based on an operation of the operation means, The function that allows you to select the remote operation items in the displayed menu by the same operation as the remote control operation of the home appliance to be controlled, and the selected remote operation. In that a configuration and a function of generating an operation signal of the home appliances from the item.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object 3, in the present invention, a remote control system using a telephone for controlling a plurality of home electric appliances is provided with a control means, a storage means, an operating means, a display means and an external communication means, The communication means has a function of enabling connection to an electronic mail, the storage means has mail decryption software and a menu for storing remote operation items of each home electric appliance, and the control means has the external communication means. It is configured to have a function of deciphering an electronic mail received through the e-mail using the e-mail decoding software and a function of transmitting a remote control signal of the home electric appliance based on the result of the decoding.

Incidentally, other means of the present invention for achieving the objects other than the above-mentioned first to third objects will be clarified in the following description.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a remote control system using a telephone according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

First, the overall configuration of a remote control system using a telephone according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a remote control system using a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a slave unit used in the system of FIG.

The remote control system using a telephone of this embodiment is composed of a device at home (inside the house) arranged at a short distance and a device at a long distance outside the house.

The equipment arranged in the home is composed of a telephone 50 and a plurality of home electric appliances. The telephone 50 is configured to include a master device 1, a slave device 2, and a control relay device 3.

The base unit 1 is a home telephone that has a general telephone function, can communicate with the Internet 10, and can perform electronic mail communication. The base unit 1 includes a display unit 1a, a communication antenna 1b, and an operation unit 1c.

The slave unit 2 is a slave unit of the master unit 1 and has the same function as the master unit 1. Then, the child device 2 has the display unit 2a,
It is provided with a communication antenna 2b and an operation unit 2c, and is wirelessly transmitted and received via the master unit 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the operation unit 2c includes a remote control menu switch 25 for directly displaying a remote control menu, a move switch 26 for moving the cursor to the displayed remote operation item, a selection switch 27 for selecting an operation item, and a power switch 28. And other switches. The operation unit 1c has the same structure as the operation unit 2c.

The control repeater 3 is provided with a display section 3a and a communication antenna 3b, and is connected to the base unit 1 via a connection cable 4. The control repeater 3 may be built in the master device 1, and if so, the configuration of the telephone 50 can be further simplified.

Further, in the illustrated example, the telephone 1 and the control repeater 3 are connected by the connection cable 4, but the connection cable 4
By using short-distance wireless communication applied within a short-distance range of about 10 m without performing connection with the remote antenna, and performing short-distance wireless communication between the communication antenna 1b of the telephone 1 and the communication antenna 3b of the control repeater 3 The operation signal may be received and transmitted. By doing so, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in installing the control relay device 3 and the master device 1.

The household electric appliances are composed of an air conditioner 5, a refrigerator 6, a bath 7 and a door phone 8. Then, for the communication of the remote control signal between the control repeater 3 and the remotely operated home electric appliance, an infrared signal which is generally used or the short-distance wireless communication described above may be used. Alternatively, the control repeater 3 and the home electric appliance may be connected by wire to be operated remotely. Furthermore, the home electric appliance is networked as a system by combining wired and short-distance wireless communication, and the home electric appliance is used as a terminal of the network system. May be operated remotely.

Next, the detailed structure of the telephone 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a block configuration diagram of the system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method of obtaining an operation signal from a remote controller for exclusive use of home appliances in the system of FIG.

The base unit 1 includes a control unit 30 having a CPU,
Storage unit 22, display unit 2a, operation unit 2c connected to this
And an external communication unit 33.

The storage unit 22 stores mail decryption software 22a for decrypting electronic mail, menu creation software 22b for creating the screens shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, and remote operation items for each home electric appliance. Menu storage units 22c to 22
e and.

The external communication section 33 has a normal external communication function, a function for connecting to the Internet 10, and a function for connecting to electronic mail.

The control repeater 3 includes a control device 16 having a CPU, a storage section 17 connected to the control device 16, an input device 18,
It has a display device 19, a remote control signal transmitter 20, and an external communication device 21.

The storage unit 17 operates the operation signal conversion software 17a for converting the remote operation items sent from the telephone 1 into the remote operation signals of the corresponding home electric appliances, and decodes the remote operation signals of the respective home electric appliances to perform the remote operation. The operation signal decoding software 17b linked to the item, the operation signal correspondence list 17c, and the like are incorporated.

The signal decoding terminal 23, as shown in FIG. 4, is a dedicated remote controller 24a, 24b for the corresponding home electric appliance,
The remote control signal is emitted from 24c or the like, and the remote control signal is input to the control unit 16. Then, the operation signal decoding software 17b decodes this input signal and links it to the remote operation item of the remote control menu created previously to create the operation signal correspondence list 17c.

The remote signal transmission unit 20 connects an infrared transmission unit 20a for transmitting an infrared signal, a communication antenna 20b for transmitting a wireless signal by short-range wireless communication, and a communication cable for communicating a remote control signal by wire. It has a cable connection port 20c. The remote signal transmitter 20 may have any one of these three.

Next, the device outside the home will be described by returning to FIG.

Devices outside the home include a telephone company 9, the Internet 10, a terminal 11 for posting homepages of home electric appliances manufacturers, a public line relay station 12, a telephone 13 outside the home, a handset 14 taken out of the home, The mobile phone 15 or the like is used.

The home appliance maker terminal 11 is connected to the base unit 1 via the Internet 10 and the telephone company 9. On this terminal 11, a method for operating a remote control for home electric appliances is posted on a home page. The out-of-home telephone 13 is a telephone having the same function as that of the base unit 1, and although not shown in FIG. 1, it is composed of a base unit and a handset. The mobile phone 15
The mobile phone has the same function as that of the base unit 1. The out-of-home mobile device 14 and the mobile phone 15 are connected to the base device 1 via the relay station 12 and the telephone company 9.

Next, specific operations and functions of the above-mentioned remote control system using a telephone will be described.

Since the telephone set 50 is connected to the Internet 10 via the telephone company 9, it is possible to browse the remote control software for home electric appliances published by the home electric appliance manufacturer on the Internet 10, and if necessary. It is possible to download it, import it, and use it as your own software. Therefore, it is possible to provide a remote control system with a convenient telephone that can easily control a plurality of home electric appliances by using the content provided on the Internet 10.

Since the telephone 50 is capable of e-mail communication, an operation signal for remotely operating a home electric appliance is transmitted as an e-mail to the telephone 50 at home by using the cordless handset 14 or the portable telephone 15 taken out of the home. By doing so, it is possible to remotely control home appliances at home via the telephone 50.

When a home electric appliance is remotely controlled by the telephone 50 at a short distance such as in a home, the menu items shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 displayed on the display unit 1a of the master unit 1 are selected and desired. Remote control of home appliances will be performed. In this case, since the remote control menu of FIG. 6 can register a plurality of names of home appliances to be remotely controlled, one master unit 1 can remotely control a plurality of home appliances. You will be able to do it. Therefore, it is not necessary to search for a remote controller dedicated to home appliances one by one. Further, the menus displayed on the display unit 1a are unified in an easy-to-understand operating procedure by using characters and illustrations. As a result, even a person who is unfamiliar with the operation of home appliances can easily operate it.

Since the telephone set 50 has the base unit 1 and the handset unit 2 and the handset unit 2 has the same function as the base unit 1, the handset unit 2 can be operated at home. It is possible to remotely operate the home electric appliance by the operator's hand as in the case of the remote controller dedicated to the home electric appliance, without going to the base unit 1 fixedly placed in a fixed place inside.

Menus displayed on the master unit 1 and the slave unit 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 10. An example of the basic menu 22c is shown in FIG. Remote control menu 22d
An example of is shown in FIG. Examples of the individual menu 22e are shown in FIGS. 7 to 9. The basic menu 22c is for branching to the remote control menu, and the basic operation name is displayed.
The remote control menu 22d is for displaying the names of home appliances that are remotely controlled. The individual menu 22e is for displaying remote operation items of each home electric appliance. These menus 22c to 22e are the control unit 30 and the operation unit 1.
c, display unit 1a, storage unit 22 menu creation software 22
It can be created using b or the like.

Since the names of a plurality of home electric appliances to be remotely controlled can be registered in the remote control menu 22d, when a plurality of air conditioners are installed in each room like the air conditioner shown in FIG. Air conditioner 1, air conditioner 2
By changing the name of the air conditioner for each air conditioner, it is possible to remotely operate the same air conditioner as another air conditioner. In addition, since the correspondence between the display name and the actual air conditioner is performed using the address for remote operation, it is possible to express more concretely on the remote control menu, such as air conditioner (6 tatami mat room), air conditioner (Western) Therefore, it is possible to provide an operation method that is easy for the operator to understand and easy to use.

The basic menu 22 created in this way
The c, the remote control menu 22d, the individual menu 22e, and the like are stored in the storage device 22 of the parent device 1 and are also registered and used in the storage device of the child device 2 or the mobile phone 15.

The individual menu 22 shown in FIGS.
The e accesses the home page 11 published on the Internet 10 by the home electric appliance manufacturer, fetches the remote control data of the corresponding home electric appliance from the home page library into the base unit 1, and uses it as the individual menu 22e as it is. Or, it will be used with modification if necessary. If there is no suitable individual menu 22e on the Internet 10, the menu creation software 22b
Create using.

As for the remote operation items of the individual menu 22e, the frequently used items are displayed as the upper information as shown in FIG. 7, and once set, the items that are not used much thereafter, for example, the operation mode as the lower information, are displayed. Is displayed. That is, the operation mode of FIG. Displayed when "Operation mode setting" is selected. As a result, remote operation items that are frequently used can be displayed quickly, and the ease of use can be further improved.

In the individual menu 22e shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, etc.,
Although the setting value corresponding to the operation item is displayed, when the individual menu 22e is first displayed, the current setting value is displayed as the initial value. An electronic mail is transmitted from the mobile phone 15 or the child device 14 shown in FIG. 1 and is decoded by the mail decoding software 22b shown in FIG.
You can reply e by email. This allows
The state of the home electric appliance before the operation can be known by the mobile phone 15 or the child device 14.

The remote operation signal corresponding to the remote operation item displayed on the individual menu 22e also uses the data disclosed on the home page 11, but when the remote operation signal data is not disclosed, it is shown in FIG. To create. That is, the dedicated remote controllers 24a, 2 for the corresponding home electric appliances
The signal decoding terminal device 23 of the control repeater 3 is irradiated with a remote operation signal from 4b, 24c or the like. The emitted remote control signal is decoded using the control signal decoding software 17b and linked to the remote control item of the remote control menu created previously to create the operation signal correspondence list 17c. This operation signal correspondence list 17c is registered in the storage unit 17 of the control repeater 3, and when a remote operation item is transmitted from the master device 1, it is converted into a remote operation signal of the corresponding home electric appliance, and the remote operation is performed. A corresponding remote control signal is transmitted from the signal transmission unit 20 to control the operation of the home electric appliance.

The control repeater 3 normally saves power in a power-saving standby state in which the main circuit is powered off and an input signal from the master unit 1 is awaited, and functions only when a signal is input. It is desirable to activate the circuit portion necessary for exhibiting the above to be in the ON state and leave the other unnecessary portions in the OFF state to save power as much as possible.

On the other hand, as a device for remotely controlling home electric appliances, as described above, normally, not the master unit 1 but the slave unit 2 is used.
Since the remote operation is performed by, the following description will be given using the slave unit 2. Naturally, the remote operation can be performed in the base unit 1 by the same procedure.

The display screen 2a of the handset 2 is normally erased to save power, but when the power switch 28 is turned on, the basic menu 22c of FIG. 5 is displayed on the display screen 2a. By using the movement switch 26 and the selection switch 27, "4. When "Remote control" is selected, the remote control menu 22d of FIG. 6 is displayed. Alternatively, by turning on the remote control menu switch 25 of the remote unit 2, the remote control menu 22d shown in FIG.
It can be displayed on a.

From the remote control menu 22d shown in FIG. 6 displayed on the display screen 2a, the cursor is moved using the movement switch 26, and the selection switch 27 is operated to select "2. When "Air conditioner 1" is selected, the display on the display screen 2a is switched to the air conditioner operation menu 22e shown in FIG.

In the first line of the air conditioner operation menu 22e of FIG. 7, "1. "Run / Stop" is displayed, and the currently set operation mode is displayed on the right side of the screen. Along with this, the temperature of the previous set value used in that operation mode, the wind strength, and other contents (in the illustrated example, the temperature 22
(° C, strong wind, automatic wind direction, good night 1 hour) are displayed as shown in FIG. 7. If that is all right, the operation of the air conditioner 1 can be started by pressing the selection switch 27 as it is.

Here, "1. When the air conditioner is stopped, the display of "run / stop" is darkly displayed as "run" (indicates that the shaded portion is dark) and thinly displayed as "stop" as shown in FIG. When the selection switch 27 is pressed in this state, a remote operation signal for operating the air conditioner 1 is transmitted from the control relay 3. Upon receiving the remote control signal, the operation of the air conditioner 1 is started.

When the control repeater 3 receives a response signal from the air conditioner 1 that the operation has started, the operation mode "cooling" becomes dark as shown in FIG. 10 (b), indicating that the air conditioner 1 has started to operate. To do.

Then, with a time lag of several seconds, FIG.
As shown in (c), "Driving" becomes lighter and "Stop" becomes darker, and "1. "Run / Stop" has been switched to the stop function.

When stopping the operating air conditioner 1,
“Stop” in the state of FIG. 10C is dark “1. By selecting "Start / Stop", the air conditioner 1
The operation mode “cooling” becomes thin and the operation of the air conditioner 1 is stopped as shown in FIG. Then, with a time lag of several seconds, FIG.
Returning to the display of (a), "1. "Run / stop" has been switched to the driving function.

In the present embodiment, as described above, the response signal from the air conditioner 1 is fetched, and the shade of the color of the operation mode "cooling" is switched according to the operation state of the air conditioner 1 (specifically, stoppage). The operating mode "cooling" is displayed in a light color when operating, and the operating mode "cooling" is displayed in dark when operating), so that the current operating state can be understood. Along with this, it is possible to immediately know what operation is performed by pressing the selection switch 27 next time, so that even a person who is not used to handling home appliances can use it with peace of mind. Further, since the operation content is displayed in characters, the usability of the child device 2 is further improved. If the operation content is a combination of characters and illustrations, the ease of use can be further improved.

When changing the operation mode, "3. Operation mode setting ”. By this selection, "3. Operation mode setting ”Since the following display is switched to the operation mode display as shown in FIG.
Press to move to the target operation mode, and select the predetermined operation mode with the selection switch 27. Thereby, the operation mode can be changed. After this, "1. The operation mode in "Run / Stop" is switched to the changed operation mode. This operation mode is continued until the next change, and “1. The operation in this operation mode can be repeated simply by turning on / off the operation / stop.

Also, for temperature setting, air volume setting, wind direction setting, night setting, etc., select each item in the same manner,
It can be updated by changing each set value. These setting values are stored for each operation mode, so even if the operation mode is switched from heating to cooling or from cooling to heating, each setting state that was set last time is reproduced, and as it is, " 1. operation/
Just by selecting "Stop", you can air-condition the room as before.

Then, if the remote control menu registered in the home telephone 50 is downloaded and registered in the telephone 13 outside the home, the home electric appliances can be remotely operated using the telephone 13 even when away from home. Will be able to. If you want to drive the air conditioner and return to a comfortable air-conditioned room, see “2. Select "Set / Cancel timer" and set the time according to the return time.
Select "Run / Stop".

When operating the bath 7 remotely, the operating procedure is the same as the operating procedure for the air conditioner. First, from the remote control menu 22d in FIG. If you select "Bath", Fig. 9
The bath operation menu 22e is displayed. The previously set values are displayed for the temperature setting value, the amount of hot water, etc., and the cursor is "1. Since it is in the "Run / Stop" position, it is "1. It suffices to select "start / stop" with the selection switch 27. "1. Similar to the air conditioner, "Driving / Stopping" is dark when "Driving" is displayed when "Driving" is dark, and "Stop" is displayed lightly. "Run" becomes lighter, "Stop" becomes thicker, and "Run / Stop" switches to the stop switch, and only the stop function is provided. If you turn on the bath from the outside and want to get back to the warm bath immediately after returning home, you can set the timer according to your return time, and this operation procedure is similar to that of the air conditioner. Also, when changing the set value, it is sufficient to move the cursor to the change item and change the set value, which is also similar to the air conditioner.

In this way, since the remote control corresponding to each home electric appliance can be unified in one telephone 50, it is possible to determine which remote controller is used for which home electric appliance, and to find a remote controller dedicated to the home electric appliance. There is no need to do this, and by simply selecting the name of the home electric appliance displayed on the display screen of the remote controller, the corresponding home electric appliance can be easily operated remotely.

If a CCD camera or the like is installed on the intercom 8 at the entrance, the telephone 50 can be used to meet the customer at the entrance without going to the entrance. Also, it will be possible to deal with customers at the front door even if they are away from home. Furthermore, if a CCD camera is installed in the living room or the like, the state of children playing in the living room can be monitored on the screen of the child device 2 while in the kitchen, so that the kitchen work can be performed with peace of mind.

[0065]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily control a plurality of home electric appliances with one telephone by the same operation as the remote control operation of each home electric appliance. A remote control system can be obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a convenient remote control system using a telephone which can easily control a plurality of home electric appliances using contents provided on the Internet.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a remote control system using a telephone which is easy to use and which can easily control a plurality of home electric appliances by decoding electronic mail.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a remote control system using a telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a child device used in the system of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the system of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a method for obtaining an operation signal from a remote controller for exclusive use of home appliances in the system of FIG.

5 is a diagram showing a basic menu of a display unit of a child device used in the system of FIG.

FIG. 6 shows “4. It is a figure which shows the remote control menu displayed when "remote control" is selected.

FIG. 7 shows the remote control menu of FIG. Air conditioner 1 ”
It is a figure which shows the remote control menu displayed when is selected.

FIG. 8 shows the remote operation menu of FIG. It is a figure which shows the remote control menu displayed when "operation mode setting" is selected.

FIG. 9 shows the remote control menu of FIG. It is a figure which shows the remote control menu displayed when "Bath" is selected.

FIG. 10 shows “1. It is a function explanatory view of a "run / stop" switch.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Parent device, 1a ... Display unit, 1b ... Communication antenna, 1c ...
Operation part, 2 ... Child device, 2a ... Display part, 2b ... Communication antenna, 2c ... Operation part, 3 ... Control repeater, 3a ... Display part, 3
b ... communication antenna, 4 ... connection cable, 5 ... air conditioner,
6 ... Refrigerator, 7 ... Bath, 8 ... Door intercom, 9 ... Telephone company,
10 ... Internet, 11 ... Terminal, 12 ... Relay base,
13 ... Telephone outside home, 14 ... Handset taken out of home,
15 ... Mobile phone, 16 ... Control unit, 17 ... Storage unit, 18
... input section, 19 ... display section, 20 ... remote control signal transmission section,
21 ... External communication section, 22 ... Telephone storage section, 23 ... Operation signal decoding terminal, 24 ... Dedicated remote control for home electric appliances, 25 ...
Menu switch, 26 ... Move switch, 27 ... Selection switch, 28 ... Power switch, 29 ... Other switches, 30 ... Control section, 31 ... Input section, 32 ... Display section, 33
... external communication unit, 50 ... telephone.

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A remote control system comprising a control means, a storage means, an operation means and a display means, and a telephone for controlling a plurality of home electric appliances, wherein the storage means has a menu for storing remote operation items of the respective home electric appliances. However, the control means can select the function of displaying the menu on the display means based on the operation of the operation means and the remote operation item of the displayed menu by the same operation as the remote control operation of the electric home appliance to be controlled. And a function of generating an operation signal of the home electric appliance from a selected remote operation item. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone comprises a master unit and a portable slave unit, and the slave unit has a function of controlling the home electric appliances in the same manner as the master unit. Remote control system by telephone. 3. The menu according to claim 1, wherein the menu includes a basic menu having a selection item for a basic operation name of the telephone, and a remote control menu having a selection item for a home electric appliance name.
Remote control by a telephone characterized in that it is configured to have three layers of an individual menu having remote operation items for each home electric appliance, and the individual menu displays information of frequently used items in a higher order. system. 4. A remote control system comprising a control means, a storage means, an operating means, a display means and an external communication means, and a telephone for controlling a plurality of home electric appliances, wherein the external communication means has a function capable of connecting to the Internet. The storage means has a menu for storing remote control items for each home electric appliance, and the control means has a function of acquiring content for remotely controlling home electric appliances via the Internet, and the acquired information. A function of storing remote operation items of contents in the menu, a function of displaying remote operation items of the menu on the display unit based on an operation of the operation unit, and a remote operation item of the displayed menu as a control target. A function that enables selection by the same operation as the remote control operation of an electric home appliance, and an operation signal for the electric home appliance is generated from the selected remote operation item. Remote control system according to telephone and having a capability. 5. A remote control system comprising a control means, a storage means, an operating means, a display means and an external communication means, and a telephone for controlling a plurality of home electric appliances, wherein the external communication means is connectable to an electronic mail. The storage means has a mail decryption software and a menu for storing remote operation items of each home electric appliance, and the control means stores the email received through the external communication means in the mail decryption software. A remote control system using a telephone, which has a function of decoding by using it and a function of transmitting a remote control signal of the home electric appliance based on the decoding result.