REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PORTABLE TERMINALS

• US 20180211516A1
• Filed: 03/19/2018
• Published: 07/26/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JEON, Yeong-Hyo, SUNG, Jong-Hi
• Granted Patent: US 10,553,106 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/40 Remote control systems using repeaters, converters, gateways
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/50 Receiving or transmitting feedback, e.g. replies, status updates, acknowledgements, from the controlled devices
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/61 Password, biometric
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances

Abstract

Provided are a remote control system and method for controlling portable terminals. The remote control system includes a control terminal which is a portable terminal that performs a remote control operation, a target terminal which is a portable terminal that is subject to the remote control operation performed by the control terminal, and a remote control management server which determines whether the control terminal and the target terminal are heterogeneous, and if the two terminals are heterogeneous, converts messages respectively transmitted from the control terminal and the target terminal to a format conforming to corresponding receiving terminals.

Claims

1. A portable communication device comprising:

an input device;

an output device;

wireless communication circuitry to establish a communication connection with an electronic device external to the portable communication device via a server; and

a processor-implemented controller adapted to;

transmit, via the communication connection, a request for controlling the electronic device to the electronic device;

receive, via the communication connection, a grant message with respect to the request from the electronic device;

transmit, via the communication connection, a remote control command to the electronic device based at least in part on receiving the grant message, the remote control command to control a specified operation of the electronic device based at least in part on an input to be received via the input device of the portable communication device; and

receive, via the communication connection, content corresponding to the specified operation from the electronic device, at least part of the content being modified by the server to conform to the portable communication device prior to receiving the content at the portable communication device such that the content can be presented via the output device of the portable communication device.

2. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

generate the request including identification information corresponding to the electronic device, as at least part of the transmitting of the request.

3. The portable communication device of claim 2, wherein the identification information corresponding to the electronic device includes a phone number.

4. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the input device comprises a touch sensor, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

receive a user input via the touch sensor as the input to control the specified operation of the electronic device.

5. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

perform receiving the content modified based at least in part on an indication that the content cannot be presented at the portable communication device without modification.

6. The portable communication device of claim 5, wherein the indication is generated at the server based at least in part on a determination that at least part of a first specification corresponding to the portable communication device is different from at least part of a second specification corresponding to the electronic device.

7. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

present, via the output device, the content based least in part on a first codec as modified by the server, the first codec being different from a second codec corresponding to original content stored at the electronic device.

8. The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the content includes graphical content, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

perform receiving the graphical content based at least in part on an indication that at least one portion of the graphical content is changed at the electronic device based on the remote control command.

9. A portable communication device comprising:

a speaker;

wireless communication circuitry; and

a processor-implemented controller adapted to;

establish, using the wireless communication circuitry, a communication connection with a first electronic device external to the portable communication device via a second electronic device external to the portable communication device;

receive, via the communication connection, audio content from the first electronic device via the second electronic device, at least part of the audio content being modified by the second electronic device to conform to the portable communication device prior to receiving the audio content at the portable communication device such that the audio content can be presented at the portable communication device; and

output sound via the speaker corresponding to the audio content as modified by the second electronic device.

10. The portable communication device of claim 9, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

provide identification information corresponding to the first electronic device to the second electronic device, as at least part of the establishing of the communication connection.

11. The portable communication device of claim 10, wherein the identification information corresponding to the first electronic device includes a phone number.

12. The portable communication device of claim 9, further comprising:

a touch sensor,

wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to;

perform receiving the audio content in response to a user input received via the touch sensor.

13. The portable communication device of claim 9, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

perform receiving the audio content based at least in part on an indication that the audio content cannot be presented at the portable communication device without modification.

14. The portable communication device of claim 9, wherein the indication is generated at the second electronic device based at least in part on a determination that at least part of first specification corresponding to the portable communication device is different from at least part of second specification corresponding to the first electronic device.

15. The portable communication device of claim 9, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

output the sound based at least in part on a first codec as modified by the server, the first codec different from a second codec corresponding to original audio content stored at the first electronic device.

16. The portable communication device of claim 9, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

stop receiving the audio content in response to a power shortage with respect to the portable communication device.

17. An apparatus comprising:

at least one communication circuitry; and

a processor-implemented controller adapted to;

transmit, using the at least one communication circuitry, a remote control command received from a first electronic device to a second electronic device, the remote control command to control a specified operation of the second electronic device by the first electronic device;

receive, using the at least one communication circuitry, content from the second electronic device based at least in part on the remote control command;

transmit, using the at least one communication circuitry, the content to the first electronic device based at least in part on a first indication that the content can be presented at the first electronic device; and

transmit, using the at least one communication circuitry, another content modified from the content by the apparatus to the first electronic device based at least in part on a second indication that the content cannot be presented at the first electronic device without modification.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

identify, prior to the transmitting of the remote control command, the second electronic device among a plurality of electronic devices using identification information corresponding to the second electronic device received from the first electronic device.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

adjust at least one portion of the remote control command to conform to a key map corresponding to the second electronic device as at least part of transmitting the remote control command.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the processor-implemented controller is adapted to:

modify the content according to an operation system or a codec available at the first electronic device.