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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2018
Gree Electric Appliances (Wuhan) Co., Ltd, Hubei, CN;
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Guangdong, CN;
Gree Electric Appliances (Wuhan) Co., Ltd, Wuhan, CN;
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai, Zhuhai, CN;
Abstract
A method, an apparatus and a system for controlling a device are provided. The method includes that: a user terminal selects a first device from multiple devices, determines the first device as a controller, select a second device from the plurality of devices, associate the second device with the controller to obtain an association relationship, and sends a control instruction to the first device, so as to make the first device control, according to the association relationship, the second device to complete an operation corresponding to the control instruction.