Appliance control system and remote controller
US9618948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2209/823
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An appliance control system includes: a sensor (3) that detects environmental data of a surrounding environment; a plurality of appliances (2) as control targets; a remote controller including: a display unit (15) that displays a list of the appliances (2); an input unit (16) that receives an operation of controlling the appliances (2); a storage unit (13) that stores a threshold value in the environmental data for each of the plurality of appliances (2); and a processing unit (12) that gives higher priority to an appliance in which the environmental data has exceeded a threshold value, the priority being concerned with a display order of the appliance (2) on the display unit (15).
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