CONTROL DEVICE

A control device (102) receives local control data (118) from a local controller (103) upon establishment of a physical contact (106) between the control device (102) and the local controller (103). The control device (102) receives distant control data (115) from a distant controller (104) upon establishment of a communication link (107) between the control device (102) and the distant controller (104). The control device (102) defines, on the basis of local control data (118), a transformation of distant control data (115) into a physical control signal (120) for a controllable object (101). A local user who has physically access to the control device (102) can thus impose restrictions on control actions that a distant user may carry out with respect to the controllable object (101).