Method used in a system for remotely controlling an appliance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9443421
APP PUB NO 20140347173A1
SERIAL NO

14359742

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A method used in a remote control system for remotely controlling an appliance by execution of a remote control command contained in a control program stored in an operation terminal device, by which: a first identifier is acquired at a first time point (S801), the first identifier being unique to a portable medium located close to an operation terminal device serving as a remote controller for the appliance; the first identifier is embedded into the control program (S802); a second identifier is acquired at a second time point later than the first time point (S803), the second identifier being unique to a portable medium located close to the operation terminal device serving as the remote controller for the appliance; whether the first identifier matches the second identifier is determined (S804); and remote control of the appliance is prohibited when the first identifier does not match the second identifier (S805).

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PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA20000 MARINER AVENUE SUITE 200 TORRANCE CA 90503

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Futa, Yuichi Ishikawa, JP 148 2605
Matsuzaki, Natsume Osaka, JP 171 3861
Yamaguchi, Takahiro Osaka, JP 464 4091

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