Electronic device, computer-readable medium storing program to control electronic device, and remote control giving instructions to electronic device

摘要

A user card 6 held by a user stores beforehand a user ID to identify the user. When using a remote control 3, the user holds the user card over a remote-control control apparatus 1 so as to have read his user ID. The remote-control control apparatus 1 notifies of any ones of the remote controls 3 not being used. If the user holds that remote control 3 notified of, a signal indicating "held" is output to the remote-control control apparatus 1. In the remote-control control apparatus 1 the user is assigned to the unused remote control notified of, storing the read user ID and a remote control ID is thereby stored in a remote-control association information storage area of a hard disk drive in a condition where they are associated with each other.