Patent ID: 9563596
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G06F,G09G,H04N

Claim:
1. An electronic apparatus that controls at least one peripheral device by using a relay apparatus, the electronic apparatus comprising: an interface which is connected to a plurality of peripheral devices; a storage which stores information regarding the plurality of peripheral devices, a communication unit which performs communication with the relay apparatus; a receiver which receives a control signal for controlling the electronic apparatus; and a controller which, when the control signal is received, performs an operation based on the control signal, determines the at least one peripheral device, to be controlled according to the performed operation, among the plurality of peripheral devices based on the information regarding the plurality of peripheral devices, and controls the communication unit to transmit information regarding the performed operation and information regarding the at least one peripheral device to the relay apparatus, wherein the relay apparatus determines an operation to be performed by the at least one peripheral device according to the performed operation based on the information regarding the performed operation, generates a control signal for controlling the at least one peripheral device to perform the determined operation based on the information regarding the at least one peripheral device, and transmits the generated control signal to the at least one peripheral device.