Patent attributes
A printed matter, on which a dot pattern, in which a dot code corresponding to the control operation of equipment to be controlled is encoded; a storage that stores a table that includes a correspondence between the dot code and the control operation of the equipment; a remote control device that images the dot pattern, decodes the dot code, and transmits the decoded dot code; and an interface device that performs processing of receiving the dot code, processing of specifying the control operation for the equipment to be controlled based on the dot code, and processing of transmitting the control operation as a control signal to the equipment to be controlled, where the table stored in the storage means includes a correspondence between the dot code and a location where the equipment is installed.