Remote operation system for air conditioning apparatuses, remote operating method for air conditioning apparatuses and base station for performing remote operation of air conditioning apparatuses

Abstract

Connection is established from a communication device having a plurality of platforms, such as a push-button-type telephone, a personal computerand a cellular phone, to a base stationthrough a public line networkand the Internet, and an operation guidance is given by means of a voice guidance or a Web page from base station, so that the base stationremote-controls an electric apparatusin accordance with the user's operation on the communication devicesto. The guide program, voice guidance and Web pages in the base stationare made to be updateable in storing operationsin the base station, so that it is possible to easily add a function thereto and also change the functions. It becomes possible to correspond to various platforms, easily add various functions, and also to easily update the operation menu.