BIDIRECTIONAL REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MOBILE INTERFACE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A remote control system for a selected control target, the system comprising:
- a portable electronic apparatus configured to create a remote control command for controlling the control target, to send the created command to a mobile interface device through a short range wireless communication, to receive operating status information about the control target depending on the remote control command from the mobile interface device, and to display the received information thereon;
the mobile interface device configured to receive the remote control command from the portable electronic apparatus through the short range wireless communication or to create the remote control command when detecting an approach to the control target within a given distance, to send the remote control command to an electronic control unit (ECU) in the control target through a radio frequency (RF) communication, to receive the operating status information about the control target from the ECU, and to send the received information to the portable electronic apparatus; and
the ECU installed in the control target and also configured to receive the remote control command from the mobile interface device through the RF communication, to enable the control target to operate in response to the received command, and to send the operating status information about the control target to the mobile interface device.
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Abstract
Provided are a bidirectional remote control system and method using a mobile interface device, while allowing a remote control over a control target even when a user and the control target are separated beyond a visible range, allowing an automatic control over the control target within a given distance between a user and the control target, and allowing a user to monitor operating status of the control target. The mobile interface device receives a remote control command from a portable electronic apparatus through a short range wireless communication or creates the remote control command when detecting an approach to the control target within a given distance. Then the mobile interface device sends the remote control command to an electronic control unit (ECU) in the control target through a radio frequency (RF) communication. Also, the mobile interface device receives operating status information about the control target from the ECU and then sends the received information to the portable electronic apparatus.
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14 Claims
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1. A remote control system for a selected control target, the system comprising:
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a portable electronic apparatus configured to create a remote control command for controlling the control target, to send the created command to a mobile interface device through a short range wireless communication, to receive operating status information about the control target depending on the remote control command from the mobile interface device, and to display the received information thereon; the mobile interface device configured to receive the remote control command from the portable electronic apparatus through the short range wireless communication or to create the remote control command when detecting an approach to the control target within a given distance, to send the remote control command to an electronic control unit (ECU) in the control target through a radio frequency (RF) communication, to receive the operating status information about the control target from the ECU, and to send the received information to the portable electronic apparatus; and the ECU installed in the control target and also configured to receive the remote control command from the mobile interface device through the RF communication, to enable the control target to operate in response to the received command, and to send the operating status information about the control target to the mobile interface device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile interface device comprising:
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a short range communication unit configured to perform a short range wireless communication with a portable electronic apparatus; a radio frequency (RF) transceiver unit configured to perform an RF communication with an electronic control unit (ECU) installed in a control target; and a data processing unit configured to create a remote control command for the control target by detecting an approach to the control target within a given distance, to send the remote control command to the ECU through the RF transceiver unit, to receive operating status information about the control target depending on the remote control command from the ECU through the RF transceiver unit, and to send the received information to the portable electronic apparatus through the short range communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A bidirectional remote control method using a mobile interface device, the method comprising:
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a step of sending a remote control command in which a mobile interface device detects an approach to a control target within a given distance, creates the remote control command for the control target, and sends the remote control command to an electronic control unit (ECU) installed in the control target through a radio frequency (RF) communication; a step of receiving operating status information in which the mobile interface device receives the operating status information about the control target depending on the remote control command from the ECU through the RF communication; and a step of sending the operating status information in which the mobile interface device sends the operating status information to a portable electronic apparatus through a short range wireless communication. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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