SYSTEM, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATED REMOTE CONTROL

• US 20120191770A1
• Filed: 02/15/2010
• Published: 07/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommuniTake Technologies Ltd.
• Original Assignee: CommuniTake Technologies Ltd.
• Inventors: Perlmutter, Amiram, Karpen, Eran, Lavie, Omri, Holy, Shalev, Sasson, Ronen
• Granted Patent: US 9,467,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/418 Document matching, e.g. of document images
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/33 Remote control using macros, scripts
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/42 Transmitting or receiving remote control signals via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

A method enables automated remote control of a remote device from a local device connected to the remote device over a network. The method includes executing a set of one or more commands on the remote device by invoking a macro on the local device. Invoking the macro causes the local device to send said the set of commands over the network to the remote device.

Claims

1. A method for automated remote control of a remote device from a local device connected to the remote device over a network, the method comprising:

executing a set of one or more commands on the remote device by invoking a macro on the local device causing the local device to send said set of one or more commands over the network to the remote device.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising synchronizing the execution of said set of one or more commands on the remote device with a current status of the remote device.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2, comprising determining the current status of the remote device by analyzing data from the remote device.

4. A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step of analyzing data from the remote device includes analyzing an image displayed on the remote device.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said set of one or more commands includes a command to modify an image displayed on the remote device.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising analyzing on the local device user-modified data retrieved from the remote device.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the macro includes a command whose execution depends on a predetermined condition.

8. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium for automated remote control of a remote device from a local device connected to the remote device over a network, the computer program including code for:

executing a set of one or more commands on the remote device by invoking a macro on the local device causing the local device to send said set of one or more commands over the network to the remote device.

9. A computer program product as claimed in claim 8, comprising computer code for synchronizing the execution of said set of one or more commands on the remote device with a current status of the remote device.

10. A computer program product as claimed in claim 9, comprising computer code for determining the current status of the remote device by analyzing data from the remote device.

11. A computer program product as claimed in claim 10, wherein the computer code for analyzing data from the remote device includes computer code for analyzing an image displayed on the remote device.

12. A computer program product as claimed in claim 8, wherein said set of one or more commands includes a command to modify an image displayed on the remote device.

13. A computer program product as claimed in claim 8, comprising computer code for analyzing on the local device user-modified data retrieved from the remote device.

14. A computer program product as claimed in claim 8, wherein the macro includes a command whose execution depends on a predetermined condition.

15. A system for automated remote control of a remote device over a network, the system comprising:

a local device connected to the network and including a processor programmed to execute a set of one or more commands on the remote device by invoking a macro on the local device causing the local device to send said set of one or more commands over the network to the remote device.

16. A system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the processor is programmed to synchronize the execution of said set of one or more commands on the remote device with a current status of the remote device.

17. A system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the processor is programmed to determine the current status of the remote device by analyzing data from the remote device.

18. A system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the data comprises an image displayed on the remote device.

19. A system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said set of one or more commands includes a command to modify an image displayed on the remote device.

20. A system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the processor is programmed to analyze user-modified data retrieved from the remote device.

21. A system as claimed in claim 15, wherein the macro includes a command whose execution depends on a predetermined condition.