Method and program for controlling portable information terminal
US10069644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q9/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Address information of a mail to be transmitted by a mail communication function is extracted from the mail to be transmitted; a transmission time of the mail to be transmitted is extracted from a portable information terminal; and judgment is made as to whether the address information matches predetermined address information and whether the transmission time belongs to a predetermined time zone. When the address information matches the predetermined address information, and the address information belongs to the predetermined time zone, an activation time at which a household appliance is to be activated is determined on the basis of the transmission time, and a control command for activating the household appliance at the activation time is transmitted to a network.
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