Development of a Remote Embedded System Controlled by a Mobile Device

Remotely controlled Home Automation is popular these days, but it is usually applicable to recent appliances only. In order to utilize old devices in the automation we have developed a model that integrates conventional electric/electronic devices into the automation. We have named the modelWhaut (Wireless Home AUTomation), in which a mobile terminal is used to trigger the control through Weband an embedded unit is used to control the target appliances. We have demonstrated usefulness of theWhaut model by implementing a mobile terminal basedsystem for controlling a conventional air-conditioner.