Patent ID: 8392852
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G06F,G08C,H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a room image storage means for storing an image of a structure of a room; an item image storage means for storing an image of an item to be operated in said room; a portable communication device comprising a display control means for controlling display of a first image on a display means by reading said image of said item selected by a user from said item image storage means while reading said image of said room selected by said user from said image storage means, and forming said first image such that said image of said item is incorporated in said image of said room, said display control means configured to transmit control information through a mobile server, over the Internet, and to a home network to communicate with said item to be operated in order to operate said item, wherein the home network is in communication with and provides said control information to one or more devices in said room including said item to be operated, and wherein the display control means is in communication with said mobile server and said mobile server is configured to obtain device-related information of said one or more devices in said room from internet-connected servers and transmit the device-related information to the portable communication device.