REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
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1. A hub for controlling one or more appliances based on communications with a cellular device, the hub comprising:
- a cellular interface configured to connect to a base station of a public cellular telephone infrastructure;
a communications mechanism configured to transmit instructions to the one or more appliances;
a memory configured to store a cellular telephone number associated with the cellular device and instructions capable of controlling a selected appliance from a list of one or more appliances;
a processor operatively coupled with the cellular interface and the memory, wherein the processor includes a program of instructions comprising;
instructions to answer an incoming telephone call from a cellular device, wherein answering the incoming telephone call establishes a communication link between the hub and the cellular device via a public cellular network;
instructions to receive a command string from the cellular device over the public cellular network;
instructions to determine which of the one or more appliances stored in the memory is an intended recipient of the command string;
instructions to send the command string to the intended recipient;
instructions to retrieve the cellular telephone number associated with the cellular device from the memory;
instructions to dial the cellular telephone number associated with the cellular device upon completion of executing the command string, wherein dialing the cellular telephone number establishes a communication link between a controller and the cellular device via the public cellular network; and
instructions to send verification to the cellular device that the command string has been executed via the public cellular network.
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Abstract
A method includes the steps of selecting an appliance to be controlled from a list of appliances stored in the cellular device, selecting an instruction to be communicated to the selected appliance from a list of instructions stored in the cellular device, and transmitting the instruction to a cellular interface associated with the selected appliance via a public cellular telephone infrastructure by dialing a. telephone number stored in the cellular device.
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1. A hub for controlling one or more appliances based on communications with a cellular device, the hub comprising:
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a cellular interface configured to connect to a base station of a public cellular telephone infrastructure; a communications mechanism configured to transmit instructions to the one or more appliances; a memory configured to store a cellular telephone number associated with the cellular device and instructions capable of controlling a selected appliance from a list of one or more appliances; a processor operatively coupled with the cellular interface and the memory, wherein the processor includes a program of instructions comprising; instructions to answer an incoming telephone call from a cellular device, wherein answering the incoming telephone call establishes a communication link between the hub and the cellular device via a public cellular network; instructions to receive a command string from the cellular device over the public cellular network; instructions to determine which of the one or more appliances stored in the memory is an intended recipient of the command string; instructions to send the command string to the intended recipient; instructions to retrieve the cellular telephone number associated with the cellular device from the memory; instructions to dial the cellular telephone number associated with the cellular device upon completion of executing the command string, wherein dialing the cellular telephone number establishes a communication link between a controller and the cellular device via the public cellular network; and instructions to send verification to the cellular device that the command string has been executed via the public cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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