Patent ID: 6469751
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: G08C,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
A remote control device for use in a remote control system having a plurality of control object appliances to be remote-controlled based on a command or signal issued from each of a plurality of command issuing units, said remote control device comprising:a monitoring unit for monitoring a command or signal issued from each of the plurality of said command issuing units; a database registering unit for registering a plurality of commands or signals issued continuously in a database as a command string based on the result of monitoring by said monitoring unit; an estimating unit for retrieving a command string when a command or signal is issued from the plurality of said command issuing units containing the command or signal from the database and estimating a command or signal to be issued from the plurality of said command issuing units based on a retrieval result; and an estimated command issuing unit for issuing a command or signal estimated by said estimating unit to the plurality of said control object appliances.