Remote control of electronic devices
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an input from a telephony device;
using the input to control a software user interface associated with a controlled device, the software user interface having a plurality of user interface objects, wherein controlling the software user interface, comprises;
directionally stepping through the plurality of user interface objects displayed in the software user interface to select a user interface object of interest;
activating the user interface object of interest in the software user interface; and
producing an output associated with the activation of the user interface object of interest;
where a function mapped to an input provided at the telephony device initiates gathering information to determine a state of the controlled device at the telephony device.
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Abstract
A controlling device (e.g., a telephony device) can remotely control various tasks associated with a controlled device (e.g., a personal computer), including the navigation of user interfaces associated with applications or an operating system associated with the controlled device. A task can be controlled at the controlled device by mapping user input received at the controlling device to control commands suitable for execution at the controlled device.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an input from a telephony device; using the input to control a software user interface associated with a controlled device, the software user interface having a plurality of user interface objects, wherein controlling the software user interface, comprises; directionally stepping through the plurality of user interface objects displayed in the software user interface to select a user interface object of interest; activating the user interface object of interest in the software user interface; and producing an output associated with the activation of the user interface object of interest; where a function mapped to an input provided at the telephony device initiates gathering information to determine a state of the controlled device at the telephony device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an input from a telephony device; using the input to control a software user interface associated with a controlled device, the software user interface having a plurality of software display objects, wherein controlling the software user interface, comprises; directionally stepping through the plurality of software display objects in the software user interface to select a software display object of interest; activating the software display object of interest in the software user interface; and producing an output associated with the activation of the software display object of interest in the software user interface; where a function mapped to an input provided at the telephony device initiates gathering information to determine a state of the controlled device at the telephony device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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