Patent ID: 8269663
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
1. A remote control system comprising: a plurality of controlled apparatuses; a specifying device for specifying one controlled apparatus that is desired by a user as a remote control target, from said plurality of controlled apparatuses; and a control apparatus for remote-controlling the one controlled apparatus on the basis of first identification information which identifies the specified one controlled apparatus, said control apparatus comprising; a first receiving device for receiving the first identification information; a first transmitting device for transmitting second identification information which identifies said control apparatus; a remote controlling device for identifying and remote-controlling the one controlled apparatus on the basis of the first identification information; a judging device for judging whether or not the user holds said control apparatus; a controlling device for controlling the first transmitting device to transmit the second identification information, if it is judged that the user holds said control apparatus; a detecting device for detecting a fixation point on which the user's eyes are fixed with respect to said control apparatus, and the one controlled apparatus comprising; a second receiving device for receiving the transmitted second identification information; and a second transmitting device for transmitting the first identification information to said control apparatus specified by the received second identification information, wherein the judging device judges whether or not the user holds said control apparatus, on the basis of the detected fixation point.