Patent ID: 6941340

Claim:
A method of controlling at least one controlled device by a control device, said control device including: a browser module configured to support predetermined first and second device control systems, said first device control system being a server control system, said second device control system being a command control system, and said browser module including a user interface, a server module configured to provide and indicate control information with respect to the at least one controlled device, and a basic control module configured to perform a device control with respect to the at least one controlled device; the method comprising the steps of: transferring a predetermined message from the browser module to the server module based on a selection of a user; setting a target device of the at least one controlled device for device control based on a device identifier part; providing and indicating control information by the server module based on a control information identifier part; transferring identified control information from the server module to the browser module; and performing the device control of said target device based on said control information; wherein when said target device is not supported by said first device control system, said predetermined message corresponds to the target device and is prepared in advance by said control device according to said second device control system, said predetermined message including a device identifier part and a control information identifier part.