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Short distance communication and remote control capability for mobile telephones

  • US 6,295,448 B1
  • Filed: 09/21/1998
  • Issued: 09/25/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for effectuating unidirectional point-to-point communication comprising the steps of:

  • assigning a communication path to a mobile telephone and a remote device, other than a mobile telephone, wherein the communication path constitutes a portion of a radio spectrum assigned to a mobile telephone system;

    removing the communication path from a set of communication paths allocated for use by the mobile telephone system;

    selecting a communication format;

    transmitting, over the mobile telephone system, information identifying the communication format to the mobile telephone and the remote device;

    transmitting a remote control command by the mobile telephone in a point-to-point communication to the remote device on the assigned communication path using the assigned communication format; and

    performing, within the remote device, non-telephony functionality responsive to said remote control command transmitted from the mobile telephone.

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