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Information apparatus having an interface for performing a remote operation

US10466881B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 19, 2014
Grant dateNov 5, 2019
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08C2201/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control method of the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display on a touch panel display, a display screen representing a floor plan; display device icons on the display screen, the device icons representing one or more target devices respectively, the device icons including an icon representing an electric shutter device that is capable of opening or closing a shutter; display an operation screen on the display screen, when selection of the icon representing the electric shutter device is sensed, the operation screen including a shutter image representing the shutter; and output a movement control command to a network when a swipe operation is sensed on the shutter image, the movement control command being for moving the shutter of the electric shutter device in a swipe direction of the swipe operation, the electric shutter device corresponding to the selected icon.

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