Patent ID: 7424733
Filing Date: 2008-09-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A device control server interconnected over a home network with a plurality of different types of devices in a home, said server controlling one or more of said plurality of different types of devices based on instruction information, relating to the operation of one or more of said plurality of different types of devices, sent from a single operating terminal directly to each of said plurality of devices, said server comprising: terminal information acceptance means for accepting registration of the single operating terminal for the purpose of associating a unique identifier set for said single operating terminal with an operating terminal access right for accessing said one or more devices of said plurality of different types of devices connected on the home network; terminal information storage means for storing said terminal information; instruction information acceptance means for accepting instruction information that includes an identifier for said operating terminal and instruction signals relating to said operating terminal; access right determination means for determining the access right of said operating terminal based on said instruction information; and device control means controlling said one or more devices based on the access right of said single operating terminal as determined by said access right determination means and on instruction signals transmitted directly from said single operating terminal to said one or more devices included in said instruction information.