PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL

摘要

A portable terminal capable of remotely controlling a device control apparatus with a simple system configuration. The portable terminal is connected to a device control apparatus through a network. Virtual device identification information used for causing the device control apparatus to identify a predetermined function of the portable terminal is stored as an internal device connected to the portable terminal. A virtualization control unit converts data communication between the internal device and the portable terminal into a first data format and converts data communication between the device control apparatus and the portable terminal into a second data format, when subjecting the internal device, identified by the device control apparatus according to selected one of virtual device identification information, to virtualization control of controlling the internal device as if the internal device were connected to the device control apparatus according to a control request from the device control apparatus concerned.

主权项

1. A portable terminal connected to a device control apparatus through a network, the portable terminal comprising an inputting unit configured to perform a predetermined operation, and an identification information storage unit configured to store virtual device identification information used for causing the device control apparatus to identify a predetermined function of the portable terminal as an internal device connected to the portable terminal, comprising:
a processer configured to execute: an identification information selecting task that selects at least one of the virtual device identification information stored in the identification information storage unit, when the predetermined operation is performed by the inputting unit; an identification information transmitting task that transmits to the device control apparatus the one of the virtual device identification information that is selected by identification information selecting task; and a virtualization control task that converts data communication between the internal device and the portable terminal into a first data format and convert data communication between the device control apparatus and the portable terminal into a second data format, when subjecting the internal device, identified by the device control apparatus according to the selected one of virtual device identification information, to virtualization control of controlling the internal device as if the internal device were connected to the device control apparatus according to a control request from the device control apparatus concerned.