Smart remote control

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9514641-B2
Application number	US-201314090944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	Nov 2, 2012
Publication date	Dec 6, 2016
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016

Abstract

A remote control method, a smart terminal, and a smart remote control system. The smart remote control system includes a terminal device and at least one primary device, the terminal device is configured to provide a primary device list for a user; obtain and display a remote control panel of the controlled primary device according to the controlled primary device selected by the user; and sends control information to the controlled primary device according to an operation performed by the user on the remote control panel; and the primary device is configured to perform a corresponding control operation according to the control information. A terminal device is used to provide a remote control function for a user, so that the user may remotely control multiple controlled devices on one terminal device by using the remote control panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A smart remote control system, comprising: a terminal device, and a plurality of primary devices;
wherein remote control panels of the plurality of primary devices are pre-configured in the terminal device, and the terminal device is configured to:
maintain information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) for each primary device;
provide preview and selection options of the remote control panels for a user;
display at least one remote control panel in response to a preview operation of the user;
in response to a panel selection operation of the user, display a remote control panel selected by the user, send a communication request to a target primary device according to the information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) relating to the remote control panel selected by the user, and establish a communication link with the target primary device after receiving a response message from the target primary device; and
send control information to the target primary device in response to a user operation on the displayed remote control panel of the target primary device, to enable the target primary device to perform a control operation based on the received control information.

2. The smart remote control system according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is further configured to:
indicate the remote control panel selected by the user is unavailable by displaying the remote control panel in a different way, when the communication link between the terminal device and the target primary device is not established successfully.

3. The smart remote control system according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is further configured to:
send a remote control panel request message comprising identification information of a new-added primary device to a server;
receive a response message corresponding to the remote control panel request message from the server, wherein the response message comprises remote control panel information of the new-added primary device;
install the remote control panel based on the remote control panel information; and
generate new information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) for the new-added primary device.

4. The smart remote control system according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is further configured to: update the remote control panels of the plurality of primary devices.

5. The smart remote control system according to claim 1 , wherein the remote control panels of the plurality of primary devices are bitmaps.

6. The smart remote control system according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is further configured to: collect, in response to a user operation on the displayed remote control panel, area information of the panel, and sends button information to the target primary device according to a corresponding relationship between the area information and the remote control panel.

7. A terminal device, comprising a display screen, a communication interface, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, and the memory is further configured to store remote control panel data of a plurality of primary devices and information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) for each primary device; wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to:
provide preview and selection options of the remote control panels for a user;
display, on the display screen, at least one remote control panel in response to a preview operation of the user;
in response to a panel selection operation of the user, display a remote control panel selected by the user on the display screen, send, by using the communication interface, a communication request to a target primary device according to the information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) relating to the remote control panel selected by the user, and establish a communication link with the target primary device after receiving a response message from the target primary device; and
send, in response to a user operation on the remote control panel of the target primary device, control information to the target primary device using the communication interface, to enable the target primary device to perform a control operation based on the received control information.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory so as to:
indicate the remote control panel selected by the user is unavailable by displaying the remote control panel in a different way, when the communication link between the terminal device and the target primary device is not established successfully.

9. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory so as to:
send a remote control panel request message comprising identification information of a new-added primary device to a server;
receive a response message corresponding to the remote control panel request message from the server, wherein the response message comprises remote control panel information of the new-added primary device;
install the remote control panel based on the remote control panel information; and
generate new information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) for the new-added primary device.

10. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory so as to: update the remote control panels of the plurality of primary devices.

11. The terminal device according to claim 7 , wherein the remote control panels of the plurality of primary devices are bitmaps.

12. A method for a terminal device remote controlling a plurality of primary devices, wherein remote control panels of the plurality of primary devices are pre-configured in the terminal device, and information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) for each primary device is stored in terminal device; wherein the method comprises:
providing preview and selection options of the remote control panels for a user;
displaying at least one remote control panel in response to a preview operation of the user;
in response to a panel selection operation of the user, displaying a remote control panel selected by the user, sending a communication request to a target primary device according to the information pair (Panel ID, Address, Port) relating to the remote control panel selected by the user, and establishing a communication link with the target primary device after receiving a response message from the target primary device; and
sending control information to the target primary device in response to a user operation on the displayed remote control panel of the target primary device, to enable the target primary device to perform a control operation corresponding to the control information.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein further comprising:
indicating the remote control panel selected by the user is unavailable by displaying the remote control panel in a different way, when the communication link between the terminal device and the target primary device is not established successfully.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein further comprising:
sending a remote control panel request message comprising identification information of a new-added primary device to a server;
receiving a response message corresponding to the remote control panel request message from the server, wherein the response message comprises remote control panel information of the new-added primary device;
installing the remote control panel

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Shanxi

Classifications

• G08C19/00 Primary

  Electric signal transmission systems (G08C17/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G08C23/04

  using light waves, e.g. infrared · CPC title

• G08C2201/20

  Binding and programming of remote control devices · CPC title