Abstract: A smart home device including an input interface; a communication interface configured to communicate with a server and at least a first target device; and a processor configured to control the communication interface to communicate with the server using a first communication protocol to receive first target device format information describing a first communication control device format for communicating and controlling the first target device to perform a first operation, receive a first control command for communicating with and controlling the first target device input from the input interface, control the communication interface to communicate with the first target device using a second communication protocol different than the first communication protocol, wherein the first target device does not communicate with the server using the second communication protocol, convert the first control command into a format described by the first target device format information, and transmit the converted first con

Abstract: Provided is a smart home device, including a communication interface configured to receive, from a server, format information for controlling each of one or more target devices, and a processor configured to, when a control command for a first target device among the target devices is input, convert the control command into a format corresponding to the first target device by using the format information and provide the converted control command to the first target device.