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An electronic mail on which a control command is interpolated is transmitted through a public line, received by a modem section of a gateway, converted to digital data, and supplied to a control section. A CPU of the control section stores the received electronic mail in a RAM, and extracts the cont

An electronic mail on which a control command is interpolated is transmitted through a public line, received by a modem section of a gateway, converted to digital data, and supplied to a control section. A CPU of the control section stores the received electronic mail in a RAM, and extracts the control command contained in the electronic mail. The CPU supplies a control signal corresponding to the control command to an interface section. The interface section controls an IR transmission section to transmit a signal corresponding to the control signal supplied from the CPU or outputs a signal through a connection line, and controls a video deck.

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1. A reception device for controlling an electric appliance, comprising:reception means for receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network; extraction means for extracting a control command added to said electronic mail received by said reception means, wherein said control command is ad

1. A reception device for controlling an electric appliance, comprising:reception means for receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network; extraction means for extracting a control command added to said electronic mail received by said reception means, wherein said control command is added to said electronic mail to control said electric appliance; and control means for controlling said electric appliance based on said control command extracted by said extraction means, wherein said electric appliance is physically remote from said control means, wherein said control means has a timer reservation function, and said control means reserves an operation time of said electric appliance.