Patent ID: 9490997
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A control method for an information apparatus having a display and being connected to a network, at least one target device being controlled over the network, the control method causing a computer of the information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan of a building on the display, and display at least one movable device icon, representing the at least one target device, on the display screen representing the floor plan; when selection of a device icon, of the at least one device icon displayed on the display, is sensed, display a control screen for operating or confirming a state of one target device, of the at least one target device, corresponding to the selected device icon on the display, and move the at least one device icon to a location outside a display region of the control screen; and output a control command to the network on the basis of an operation on the control screen, the control command allowing at least the operation or the state confirmation of the one target device corresponding to the selected device icon.