Patent ID: 9704388
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G05B,G08C,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A remote control terminal for receiving from a user, operation instruction information for instructing the operation of an operation object apparatus, configured to communicate via a particular local area network or a wide area communication network with a remote control server for operating said operation object apparatus by issuing remote control signals corresponding to said operation instruction information, and receiving from said user, said operation instruction information, and remotely controlling said operation object apparatus via said remote control server, said remote control terminal comprising: an identification information storage means for storing identification information of communication relay devices forming the local area network to which said remote control server is connected, an operation instruction information receiving means for receiving operation instruction information that is input by said user, a communication network discrimination means for discriminating whether communication is established with either of said particular local area network or said wide area communication network, and an operation instruction information transmission means, which, if, based on the afore-described discrimination, communication is established with said particular local area network, the operation instruction information that is received is transmitted via said particular local area network to said remote control server, and if communication is established with said wide area communication network, the received operation instruction information is transmitted to said remote control server via an external server, wherein, if communication is established with a wireless LAN, said communication network discrimination means compares the identification information that is stored in said identification information storage means against identification information of the wireless LAN with which communication is established and, if the two match, a decision is made that communication is established with said particular local area network to which said remote control server is connected, and if the two do not match, a decision is made that communication is established with the said wide area network.