Patent ID: 7657328
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A device control system connected to a network including an external device, comprising: a receiver which receive signals of digital broadcasting including a BML (Broadcast Markup Language) document from a broadcasting station and acquires the BML document from the received signals, the BML document including a description for controlling the external device; a communication device which communicates with the external device on the network; a BML processor which interprets the description for controlling the external device in the BML document and instructs the communication device to communicate with the external device according to a result of interpretation of the description; an acquiring unit which acquires a BML document which can be delivered in digital broadcasting; a BML interpreting unit which interprets a description described in the BML document, for controlling an external device; and a communication unit which communicates with the external device on the basis of a result of interpretation by the BML interpreting unit.