INTERACTIVE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20120119889A1
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Michael A. Carrillo, Ragnar Olson
• Original Assignee: Michael A. Carrillo, Ragnar Olson
• Inventors: CARRILLO, MICHAEL A., Olson, Ragnar
• Application Number:
  US13/011,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20120119889A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/12.28
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/112 Mechanical energy, e.g. vibration, piezoelectric
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/114 Solar power
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/21 Programming remote control devices via third means
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/63 Redundant transmissions
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/91 Remote control based on location and proximity
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/92 Universal remote control
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 23/04 using light waves, e.g. infrared

Abstract

A system and method is described for allowing a mobile communication device using location data to control electronic devices located within a predefined area of coverage.

Claims

1. A method for controlling one or more electronic devices with a mobile communication device, the method comprising:

receiving information associated with the one or more electronic devices;

configuring the mobile communication device to control one or more of the electronic devices;

receiving location data associated with the mobile communication device; and

displaying electronic devices within a predefined area, where the predefined area is based on the location data associated with the mobile communication device.

2. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, further including the step of receiving location data for each of the electronic devices.

3. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, wherein the mobile communication device includes a location based sensor.

4. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, wherein one or more of the electronic devices includes a device identifier that provides location data for each of the respective electronic devices.

5. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 4, wherein the device identifier provides access codes for the electronic device associated with each of the device identifiers.

6. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more rooms in an building.

7. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more buildings.

8. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more geographic areas.

9. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more floors in a building.

10. The method for controlling electronic devices described in claim 1, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more rooms, on one or more floors, in one or more buildings, located in one or more geographic areas.

11. A mobile communication device for controlling one or more electronic device comprising,

a transceiver for sending and receiving data;

a central processing unit (CPU);

a digital signal processor (DSP);

a location based sensor for generating location data associated with the mobile communication device;

a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying the electronic devices available for control by the mobile communication device and located within a predefined area.

12. The mobile communication device described in claim 11, wherein the mobile communication device receives location data for each of the electronic devices.

13. The mobile communication devices described in claim 12, wherein the location data for each of the electronic devices is used to determine which of the electronic devices are available for control by the mobile communication device.

14. The mobile communication devices described in claim 11, wherein the mobile communication device includes a location based sensor.

15. The mobile communication devices described in claim 11, wherein one or more of the electronic devices includes a device identifier that provides location data for each of the respective electronic devices.

16. The mobile communication devices described in claim 15, wherein the device identifier provides access codes for controlling the electronic device associated with each of the device identifiers.

17. The mobile communication devices described in claim 11, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more rooms in a building.

18. The mobile communication devices described in claim 11, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more floors in a building.

19. The mobile communication devices described in claim 11, wherein the predefined area is designated as one or more rooms, on one or more floors, in one or more buildings.

20. An electronic device configurable for operation by a mobile communication device, comprising:

a transceiver for sending and receiving data;

a central processing unit (CPU);

a digital signal processor (DSP);

a location based sensor for generating location data associated with the electronic device;

wherein the transceiver for the electronic device sends the location data to the mobile communication device; and

wherein the mobile communication device uses the location data to determine whether to display the electronic device for operation.