Patent ID: 6898424
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A remote control method of remote-controlling a data processing device, comprising the steps of: a step, performed by a server connected to the Internet, of storing control data by which the data processing device operates; a step, performed by a portable device associated with the data processing device, of registering control data for operating the data processing device with the server via the Internet; a step, performed by the portable device, of calling the data processing device via a telephone network; a step, performed by the data processing device, of referring to a caller's number communicated when the current call is accepted, and recognizing, based on the caller's number, whether the call is issued from the portable device associated with the data processing device; a step, performed by the data processing device, of downloading the control data from the server if the call is issued from the portable device; and a step, performed by the data processing device, of executing a process indicated by the downloaded control data.