Cellular telephone interface apparatus and methods
First Claim
1. A communication system, including:
- a sensor/controller device communicating with a system to be monitored or controlled;
a cellular telephone configured to communicate both with said sensor/controller device and with a network; and
communication apparatus for said communication between said sensor/controller device and said cellular telephone.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods include a first data communication link (hardwired or wireless) between a sensor and an Internet communication interface or device (such as a Java™-enabled or other programmable cellular telephone). The cellular telephone can provide an always-on link to a network such as the Internet, on which websites and related hardware and software tools can permit ready and virtually unlimited access to and interaction with the original data and sensor, and/or the sensor'"'"'s system. In the preferred embodiment, a Java™-enabled cellular telephone interfaces directly with one or more sensors as well as with a network such as the Internet, to provide a data acquisition and control channel. The cellular telephone'"'"'s display and keypad can provide a local display and data entry for the sensor and/or the sensor'"'"'s system.
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16 Claims
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1. A communication system, including:
- a sensor/controller device communicating with a system to be monitored or controlled;
a cellular telephone configured to communicate both with said sensor/controller device and with a network; and
communication apparatus for said communication between said sensor/controller device and said cellular telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a sensor/controller device communicating with a system to be monitored or controlled;
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16. A method of monitoring a system remotely including the steps of:
providing a communication system comprising;
a sensor/controller device, a cellular telephone, a network, and communication apparatus;
wherein said cellular telephone is configured to communicate with said sensor/controller and said network;
monitoring a system other than said communication system by communicating between said sensor/controller device and said network;
including facilitating communication between said sensor/controller device and said cellular telephone using said communication apparatus.
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