Apparatuses, Systems, Software and Methods for Wireless Interaction with Vehicle Control Systems
First Claim
1. A method for interacting with a control system, said method comprising:
- establishing a first wireless communication channel between a handheld communication device and said control system;
transferring control system data from said control system to said handheld communication device over said first wireless communication channel;
establishing a second wireless communication channel between said handheld communication device and a service provider; and
transferring said control system data from said handheld communication device to said service provider over said second wireless communication channel.
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Abstract
Methods, software, devices, and systems, for wireless interaction with control systems (e.g., control systems integrated with motor vehicles, commercial and/or residential buildings, appliances, or other complex integrated systems). The methods generally include establishing a first wireless communication channel between a handheld communication device and the control system and establishing a service provider communication channel between the handheld device and a service provider. The service provider communication channel generally includes a second wireless communication channel between the handheld communication device and a wireless communication provider node.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for interacting with a control system, said method comprising:
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establishing a first wireless communication channel between a handheld communication device and said control system; transferring control system data from said control system to said handheld communication device over said first wireless communication channel; establishing a second wireless communication channel between said handheld communication device and a service provider; and transferring said control system data from said handheld communication device to said service provider over said second wireless communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for communicating with a control system, said method comprising:
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establishing a first wireless communication channel between a handheld communication device and said control system; establishing a second wireless communication channel between said handheld communication device and a service provider; transferring service provider data from said service provider to said handheld communication device over said second wireless communication channel; and transferring said service provider data from said handheld communication device to said control system over said first wireless communication channel.
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19. A computer-readable medium comprising a computer- executable set of instructions stored therein, adapted to operate in a handheld communications device for interacting with a control system, said instructions adapted to:
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establish a first wireless communication channel with said control system; receive control system data from said control system over said first wireless communication channel; establish a second wireless communication channel with a service provider; and transfer said control system data or a derivative thereof to said service provider over said second wireless communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium comprising a computer- executable set of instructions stored therein, adapted to operate in a handheld communications device for interacting with a control system, said instructions adapted to:
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establish a first wireless communication channel with said control system; establish a service provider communication channel with a service provider, wherein said service provider communication channel includes a second wireless communication channel between said handheld communication device and a wireless communication provider node; receive service provider data from said service provider over said service provider communication channel; and transfer said service provider data or a derivative thereof to said control system over said first wireless communication channel.
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28. A handheld communications device configured to interact with a control system, said device comprising:
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at least one radio component adapted to transmit and receive data using one or more wireless communication protocols; and a controller configured to; establish a first wireless communication channel with said control system using a first one of said one or more wireless communication protocols, receive control system data from said control system over said first wireless communication channel, establish a second wireless communication channel between said handheld communication device and a service provider using a second one of said one or more wireless communication protocols, and transfer said control system data or a derivative thereof to said service provider over said second wireless communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A control system comprising:
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a radio component configured to transmit and receive data using a wireless communication protocol; one or more data sources; one or more control outputs; and a controller component configured to establish a first wireless communication channel with a handheld communication device using said wireless communication protocol, receive a request from said handheld communication device over said first wireless communication channel, retrieve control system data from at least one of said data sources in response to said request, transmit said control system data to said handheld communication device over said first wireless communication channel for retransmission, via a second wireless communication channel, to a service provider, wherein said service provider is distinct from said communication device, receive service provider data from said handheld communication device over said first wireless communication channel, said service provider data having originated with said service provider and having been received by said handheld communication device via said second wireless communication channel, authenticate said service provider based on said service provider data, and provide a command signal to said one or more control outputs responsive to said service provider data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 49)
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46. (canceled)
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