摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control apparatus for appropriately controlling indoor household electric appliance by the user from a mobile such as the automobile, etc. SOLUTION: A communication terminal 2 carried on the automobile 1 can communicate with a home server 20 provided in the house 10 of the user by radio through a portable telephone 3. The server 20 is connected to a plurality of household electric appliances 11, 12, 13, 14, etc., through a network, and the operation of the server 20 can be controlled from the terminal 2 by reserving controlling timing. The user can adjust the controlling timing by calculating its estimated arrival time at the house 10 by utilizing the function of a navigation device 4. The user can also change the reserved timing when the user thinks that the arrival time will be delayed due to traffic jams. |