Remote control of electronic devices via mobile device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8937534-B2
Application number	US-96321410-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2010
Priority date	Dec 8, 2010
Publication date	Jan 20, 2015
Grant date	Jan 20, 2015

Abstract

Devices and systems are provided for controlling electronic devices using a mobile remote control device. A mobile remote control device provides an interface to control a plurality of electronic devices. The mobile device has a unique identifier, and the electronic device transmits a presentation of a remote control to the mobile device. A user of the mobile device controls the electronic device by operating the “virtual” remote control displayed on the mobile device. The user may further define his or her custom remote control. The user may define batches of commands, or “macros” that transmit a specific series of commands to one or more electronic devices. Proximity and motion of a mobile device may be used as an input, such that the electronic devices are programmed to react in specific ways depending upon the position and movement of the user of the mobile device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mobile remote control device, comprising:
a memory to store instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory;
a transceiver in communication with the processor;
a display in communication with the processor; and
an input device in communication with the processor, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising:
transmitting a unique identifier,
displaying a layout comprising an electronic device det…

Assignees

• Kreiner Barrett M
• Reeves Jonathan L
• Schaub Ryan
• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Kreiner Barrett M
• Reeves Jonathan L
• Schaub Ryan

Classifications

• G08C2201/93

  Physics · mapped topic

• G08C2201/33

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04M1/72415 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G06F3/0482

  Physics · mapped topic

• G08C17/00

  Physics · mapped topic