摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus control system capable of restraining the amount of data stored in a server connected with a network.SOLUTION: An operation terminal 7 includes communication mode selecting means 7a to select any of an indoor mode to communicate with an external connection unit 2 without going through a server 5 when it is in an indoor LAN environment, and an outdoor mode to communicate with the external connection unit 2 via the server 5 when it is not in the indoor LAN environment. The external connection unit 2 does not transmit information on a controlled apparatus 1 to the server 5 in communication with the operation terminal 7 whose communication mode selecting means 7a has selected the indoor mode, and transmits the information on the controlled apparatus 1 to the server 5 in communication with the operation terminal 7 whose communication mode selecting means 7a has selected the outdoor mode. |