Patent ID: 7821967

Claim:
A remote control system which comprises a remote control apparatus on a network, a control packet transmitter which is on a sub network and is connected with said remote control apparatus via a network interconnecting apparatus, an operation terminal which can connect with said remote control apparatus, and a control target which is installed on a sub network on which said control packet transmitter is installed, wherein said operation terminal transmits information which indicates said control target, and a control content of said control target to said remote control apparatus, wherein said remote control apparatus includes: a reception unit on a remote control apparatus side which receives said information which indicates said control target and said control content; a device information table which includes an address of said control packet transmitter which manages said control target and an address of said control target both corresponding to the information which indicates said control target; and a transmission unit on said remote control apparatus side which searches said device information table based on received information which indicates said control target, acquires said addresses, and transmits a control request packet including said control content and said acquired address which indicates said control target to said control packet transmitter, and wherein said control packet transmitter includes a transmission unit on said control packet transmitter side which receives said control request packet from said remote control apparatus and transmits a control packet including a control content designated by said control request packet to said control target.