Device control system

An information processing terminal for controlling functions of another device through a user interface thereof, the information processing terminal comprising:

• a device searcher for sending a search message to search for a device capable of providing control and receiving a search response message including information about functions that can be provided;
• a control requester for sending a terminal message including coordinate information of a display screen of the user interface and an identifier of the information processing terminal for making a control request;
• a display controller for displaying on the display screen a search category of control items, the functions that can be provided by the other device, and events in a display mode based on event detail information;
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• a control request processor for sending a control request message to the other device in response to operation of the events displayed on the display screen.

A control providing device for performing functions thereof according to a control request from a terminal, comprising:

• a search response processor for receiving a search message for searching for a device which is capable of providing control and returning a search response message including information about functions that can be provided;
• a control request response processor for receiving a terminal message including coordinate information of a display screen of a user interface and an identifier of the terminal, managing the terminal as a terminal for controlling the control providing device based on the identifier, assigning events controllable by the user to relative positions of coordinates recognized from the coordinate information, thereby generating event detail information, and sending the event detail information;
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• a function executing unit for receiving a control request message from the terminal and executing a function corresponding thereto.

A device control system for allowing a terminal to control functions of another device, comprising:

• a user terminal operable by the user;
• an information processing terminal for acting as a substitute terminal for the user terminal and controlling the functions of the other device through a user interface of the user terminal, the information processing terminal comprising:
• a device searcher for sending a search message to search for a device capable of providing control and receiving a search response message including information about functions that can be provided;
• a control requester for sending a terminal message including coordinate information of a display screen of the user interface of the user terminal and an identifier of the user terminal for making a control request;
• a display controller for displaying on the display screen of the user terminal a search category of control items, the functions that can be provided by the other device, and events in a display mode based on event detail information;
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• a control request processor for sending a control request message to the other device in response to operation of at least one of the events displayed on the display screen of the user terminal;
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• a control providing device for performing functions thereof according to the control request from the user terminal, the control providing device comprising:
• a search response processor for receiving the search message and returning the search response message;
• a control request response processor for receiving the terminal message, managing the information processing terminal as a terminal for controlling the control providing device based on the identifier, assigning events controllable by the user to relative positions of coordinates recognized from the coordinate information, thereby generating the event detail information, and sending the event detail information;
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• a function executing unit for receiving the control request message and executing a function corresponding thereto.

A device control system for controlling lifting and lowering movement of an elevator from a terminal, comprising:

• an information processing terminal for controlling lifting and lowering movement of the elevator through a user interface thereof, the information processing terminal comprising:
• a device searcher for sending a search message to search for an elevator capable of providing control and receiving a search response message including information about functions that can be provided;
• a control requester for sending a terminal message including coordinate information of a display screen of a user interface of the information processing terminal and an identifier of the information processing terminal for making a control request;
• a display controller for displaying on the display screen of the information processing terminal elevator control buttons of the elevator as events, based on event detail information;
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• a control request processor for sending a control request message for lifting and lowering functions of the elevator in response to operation of the displayed elevator control buttons;
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• an elevator device for lifting and lowering the elevator according to the control request from the information processing terminal, the elevator device comprising:
• a search response processor for receiving the search message and returning the search response message;
• a control request response processor for receiving the terminal message, managing the information processing terminal as a terminal for controlling the elevator based on the identifier, assigning the elevator control buttons of the elevator which are controllable by the user to relative positions of coordinates recognized from the coordinate information, thereby generating the event detail information, and sending the event detail information;
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• a function executing unit for receiving the control request message and executing lifting and lowering movement of the elevator corresponding thereto.

A device control system for controlling remote control buttons on a remote controller from a terminal, comprising:

• an information processing terminal for controlling the remote control buttons through a user interface thereof, the information processing terminal comprising:
• a device searcher for sending a search message to search for a remote controller capable of providing control and receiving a search response message including information about functions that can be provided;
• a control requester for sending a terminal message including coordinate information of a display screen of a user interface of the information processing terminal and an identifier of the information processing terminal for making a control request;
• a display controller for displaying on the display screen of the information processing terminal the remote control buttons as events, based on event detail information;
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• a control request processor for sending a control request message for remote control button functions of the remote controller in response to operation of the displayed remote control buttons;
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• a remote controller device for operating the remote control buttons of the remote controller according to the control request from the information processing terminal, the remote controller device comprising:
• a search response processor for receiving the search message and returning the search response message;
• a control request response processor for receiving the terminal message, managing the information processing terminal as a terminal for controlling the remote controller based on the identifier, assigning the remote control buttons on the remote controller which are controllable by the user to relative positions of coordinates recognized from the coordinate information, thereby generating the event detail information, and sending the event detail information;
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• a function executing unit for receiving the control request message and executing operation of the remote control buttons corresponding thereto.

A device control system for controlling a touch panel of a bank ATM from a terminal, comprising:

• an information processing terminal for controlling the touch panel of the bank ATM through a user interface thereof, the information processing terminal comprising:
• a device searcher for sending a search message to search for a bank ATM capable of providing control and receiving a search response message including information about functions that can be provided;
• a control requester for sending a terminal message including coordinate information of a display screen of a user interface of the information processing terminal and an identifier of the information processing terminal for making a control request;
• a display controller for displaying on the display screen of the information processing terminal touch panel buttons of the bank ATM as events, based on event detail information;
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• a control request processor for sending a control request message for touch panel functions of the bank ATM in response to operation of the displayed touch panel buttons;
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• a bank ATM device for operating the touch panel of the bank ATM according to the control request from the information processing terminal, the bank ATM device comprising:
• a search response processor for receiving the search message and returning the search response message;
• a control request response processor for receiving the terminal message, managing the information processing terminal as a terminal for controlling the bank ATM based on the identifier, assigning the touch panel buttons of the bank ATM which are controllable by the user to relative positions of coordinates recognized from the coordinate information, thereby generating the event detail information, and sending the event detail information;
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• a function executing unit for receiving the control request message and executing operation of the touch panel buttons corresponding thereto.