Control device, communication system, control method, and program

The present invention remote controls an electric apparatus, and easily checks results of the control. This control device has: an image pickup unit, which picks up an image, and acquires the image; a network communication unit, which transmits the image to a communication terminal via a communication network, said image having been acquired by the image pickup unit, and which receives signals transmitted from the communication terminal via the communication network; and a control signal transmission unit, which transmits to the electric apparatus, on the basis of the signals received by the network communication unit, control signals for controlling the electric apparatus. 本发明远程控制电气设备并轻易地检查控制结果。所述控制装置包括：成像单元，所述成像单元执行成像以捕捉图像；网络通信单元，所述网络通信单元经由通信网络将成像单元捕捉的图像传送给通信终端，并经由通信网络接收从通信终端传送的信号；以及控制信号传送单元，所述控制信号传送单元基于由网络通信单元接收的信号将用于控制电气设备的控制信号传送给电气设备。