Electronic device controlling apparatus, electronic device controlling system, and electronic device controlling method

An electronic device controlling system comprising:

• an electronic device installed in each of one or a plurality of rooms;
• an electronic device controlling apparatus which is connected to said electronic device installed in each of said one or said plurality of rooms and which is capable of controlling said electronic device;
• and
• personal identification information transmitting means which is furnished in each of said one or said plurality of rooms and which transmits to said electronic device controlling apparatus personal identification information about a person having entered in any one of said one or said plurality of rooms;
• wherein said electronic device controlling apparatus includes:
• a communication unit for communicating with said electronic devices;
• a reception unit for receiving said personal identification information from said personal identification information transmitting means furnished in each of said one or said plurality of rooms;
• detecting means for detecting the room from which said personal identification information received by said reception unit has been transmitted;
• storing means for storing said personal identification information and said personal information in correspondence with each other;
• searching means for searching said storing means for said personal information corresponding to said personal identification information detected by said reception unit;
• and
• controlling means which, based on said personal information searched for by said searching means, causes said communication unit to transmit a control signal to the electronic device installed in the room detected by said detecting means.

An electronic device controlling method comprising the steps of:

• causing personal identification information transmitting means installed in each of a plurality of locations to transmit personal identification information about a person who is present in any one of said plurality of locations to a controlling apparatus;
• detecting the location where there is present said person identified by said personal identification information received from said personal identification information transmitting means;
• searching for personal information corresponding to said personal identification information detected in said detecting step through storing means which stores said personal identification information and said personal information in correspondence with each other;
• and
• exercising control to transmit a control signal to an electronic device installed in the location detected in said detecting step, said control signal being based on said personal information searched for in said searching step.