Interaction with autonomous consumer electronics devices
First Claim
1. A mobile apparatus comprising:
- at least one network interface;
a processor coupled to the network interface; and
memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions that cause the processor to;
represent an external, network-coupled, autonomous consumer electronics device as a target entity that is commonly accessible by applications of the mobile apparatus, wherein the target entity is presented via a legacy inter-application service that is different from a service associated with the autonomous consumer electronics device;
facilitate user composition of data targeted to the target entity via a selected one of the applications;
select the target entity as a recipient of a user action via the selected application; and
in response to the user action, send the data to the autonomous device via the network interface to cause the service of the autonomous consumer electronics device to respond to the data.
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Abstract
Interaction with autonomous consumer devices involves representing, on a mobile device, a target entity that is commonly accessible by applications of the mobile device. The target entity is presented via a legacy inter-application service that is different from a service associated with a target autonomous consumer electronics device. User composition of data targeted to the target entity is facilitated via a selected one of the applications. Selection of the target entity as a recipient of a user action via the selected application is also facilitated. In response to the user action, the data is sent via a network to the autonomous consumer electronics device to cause the service of the autonomous consumer electronics device to respond to the data.
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24 Claims
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1. A mobile apparatus comprising:
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at least one network interface; a processor coupled to the network interface; and memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions that cause the processor to; represent an external, network-coupled, autonomous consumer electronics device as a target entity that is commonly accessible by applications of the mobile apparatus, wherein the target entity is presented via a legacy inter-application service that is different from a service associated with the autonomous consumer electronics device; facilitate user composition of data targeted to the target entity via a selected one of the applications; select the target entity as a recipient of a user action via the selected application; and in response to the user action, send the data to the autonomous device via the network interface to cause the service of the autonomous consumer electronics device to respond to the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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representing, on a mobile device, a target entity that is commonly accessible by applications of the mobile device, wherein the target entity is presented via a legacy inter-application service that is different from a service associated with a target autonomous consumer electronics device; facilitating user composition of data targeted to the target entity via a selected one of the applications; facilitating selection of the target entity as a recipient of a user action via the selected application; and in response to the user action, sending the data via a network to the autonomous consumer electronics device to cause the service of the autonomous consumer electronics device to respond to the data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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an integrated control circuit; an interworking agent coupled to the control circuit, the interworking agent comprising a network interface and configured to autonomously; receive user-composed data targeted to the apparatus via the network interface, wherein the data originates from a legacy inter-application service of a mobile device, wherein the legacy inter-application service is different from a service associated with the integrated control circuit; parse the data; and control an operation of the apparatus via the integrated control circuit in response to the parsing of the data in accordance with the service associated with the integrated control circuit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a mobile device and an autonomous consumer electronics device capable of being coupled via a network, wherein the mobile device comprises; means for representing the autonomous consumer electronics device as a target entity that is commonly accessible by applications of the mobile device, wherein the target entity is presented via a legacy inter-application service that is different from a service associated with the autonomous consumer electronics device; means for facilitating user-composition of data targeted to the target entity via a selected one of the applications; means for selecting the target entity as a recipient of a user action via the selected application; and means for sending the data to the autonomous device via the network in response to the user selection; and wherein the autonomous consumer device comprises; means for receiving the user-composed data targeted via the network; and means for controlling an operation of the service of associated with the autonomous consumer electronics device in response to the data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A computer-readable storage medium including instructions executable by a processor of a mobile device for:
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representing, via a user entity, a target entity that is commonly accessible by applications of the mobile device, wherein the target entity is presented via a legacy inter-application service that is different from a service associated with a target autonomous consumer electronics device; facilitating user composition of data targeted to the target entity via a selected one of the applications; facilitating selection of the target entity as a recipient of a user action via the selected application; and in response to the user action, sending the data via a network to the autonomous consumer electronics device to cause the service of the autonomous consumer electronics device to respond to the data.
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