JP2009239922A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (9)

A mobile phone that communicates with a service device connected to a device via a network and can remotely control the device,
A communication means for communicating with the service device;
Display means for displaying information received by the communication means;
Control means for controlling the communication means and the display means,
The control means transmits authentication information used when authenticating the mobile phone in the service device by the communication means, and can be remotely operated by the mobile phone when the mobile phone is authenticated by the service device Device information indicating a device is received by the communication means, a device list indicating a list of remotely operable devices is displayed by the display means using the received device information, and the device is displayed by the user of the mobile phone When one device is selected from the list, information indicating the selected device is transmitted to the service device by the communication unit, and operation information indicating an operation on the selected device from the service device is transmitted. An operation list that is received by the communication means and indicates a list of operations for the selected device using the received operation information. Display information by the display means, and when the user selects one operation from the operation list by the user of the mobile phone, the communication means transmits information indicating the selected operation to the service device. Thus, the mobile phone is controlled so as to remotely operate the selected device. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays a homepage screen including the device list or the operation list using the received device information or the operation information. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the mobile phone includes a browser that displays the homepage screen by the display means using the received device information or the operation information. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the authentication information is an ID and a password of a user of the mobile phone. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the service device stores the device information in association with the authentication information. The control means transmits information indicating the selected operation to the service device by the communication means, and then indicates information indicating a result of the selected operation performed on the selected device. 6. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is controlled to receive from a device by the communication means. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit communicates with the service device through a communication line including at least the Internet or a telephone line. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the device is a home appliance. The mobile phone is an air conditioner, a lighting device, a television, or a VTR.