Patent ID: 8682361

Claim:
A home network service system comprising: a text message processor to receive a text message including a control signal, the text message being sent from a transceiver having a sender number to a receiver number; and a home network control apparatus to control a home network device according to the received text message by converting the control signal of the text message to a converted control signal using a protocol compatible with the home network device to be controlled and transmitting the converted control signal to the home network device, wherein: the home network control apparatus determines if the receiver number of the text message matches a registered number of the home network control apparatus, transmits the converted control signal to the home network device when the receiver number matches the registered number of the home network control apparatus, and does not transmit the converted control signal to the home network device when the receiver number does not match the registered number of the home network control apparatus, and the home network control apparatus converts the control signal to correspond to command data matching the control signal of the text message using the protocol compatible with the home network device, the command data being selected from prestored command data.