Cell phone with remote control system

• US 7,869,824 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2006
• Issued: 01/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Byung Woo Min
• Original Assignee: Byung Woo Min
• Inventors: Min, Byung Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar; Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sarwar; Babar
• Application Number:
  US11/516,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20080057929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,588 Days
• Field of Search: 455418-420, 455/79, 455/557, 455/575, 455/66, 455/151.1, 455/151.4, 455/352, 455/353, 455/556, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 370/465, 370/514, 370/486, 370/343, 340/825.57, 340/825.69, 340/825.72, 348/552, 348/6, 348/10, 348/16
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/42 Transmitting or receiving remote control signals via a network
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/93 Remote control using other portable devices, e.g. mobile phone, PDA, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72406 by software upgrading or downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/007 with remote control systems remote control in general G08C

Abstract

A remote control system includes a mobile phone, a mobile communication network, a plurality of remote systems, and a server. The mobile phone has an antenna, a mobile communication modem, a processing unit, a system memory, a battery, a keypad, a speaker, and a display The mobile communication network comprises a wireless communication network. The remote systems communicate electronic signals with the mobile phone via the mobile communication network. And, the server is connected to the mobile communication network. The mobile phone controls the behavior of the remote system and communicates electronic signals for data, audio, and video with the processing unit having control software programs. The mobile phone decodes the electronic signals and plays on the display and the speaker. The remote mobile phone downloads and installs the control software programs from the server through the mobile communication network.

Claims

1. A remote control system comprising:

a mobile phone having an antenna, a mobile communication modem, a processing unit, a system memory, a battery, a keypad, a microphone, a speaker, and a display; and

a plurality of remote systems communicating electronic signals with the mobile phone directly through an RF communication unit,

wherein the mobile phone controls a behavior of the plurality of remote systems and communicates electronic signals for data, audio, and video with the processing unit having control software programs, wherein the mobile phone decodes the electronic signals and plays on the display,

wherein the remote systems are selected using graphic icons, command words, or graphic icons and command words on the display and key combinations on the keypad,

wherein the mobile phone downloads an electronic map and a global positioning system information through a GPS receiver provided in the remote system, wherein the mobile phone is configured to work as a navigation system with a user of the mobile phone on board of a vehicle, wherein the mobile phone is configured to work as a tracking system for the vehicle with the user of the mobile phone away from the vehicle,

wherein the mobile phone further comprises a programmable hot key for shortening a long combination of keys for a predetermined command,

wherein the mobile phone further comprises a mode button for toggle switching between RF mode and mobile phone mode, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a key combination for emulating the mode button, wherein the back-up battery powers the RF communication unit, and

wherein the remote systems comprise a remote vehicle control system, a remote vehicle alarm starter, a remote vehicle starter, a remote vehicle alarm, a home automation system, and a home security system

wherein the behavior of the remote system comprises locking, unlocking, arming, disarming, opening trunk, engine starting, engine disabling, surveillance camera starting, panic mode starting, opening or closing of window, seat memory controlling, and opening or closing of sunroof of the vehicle,

wherein the behavior of the remote system comprises behaviors of gate, garages, doors, lights, surveillance cameras, gas valves, and ovens, wherein the behavior of the remote system further comprises arming and disarming of the home security system and controlling of one or more sensors installed on the home security system, and

wherein the control software programs perform a plurality of diagnosis checks and error checks, wherein the diagnosis checks includes checking the status and error checks of the remote systems and checking the status and error of the vehicle including tire pressure, oil gauge, and battery charging level in addition to all the status information from a data port and from the peripheral interface.

2. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the control software programs controls a plurality of behaviors of the remote system and the mobile phone.

3. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the control software programs monitor a plurality of statuses of the remote system.

4. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the control software programs perform a plurality of program updates, wherein the program updates comprise updating the feature programs, the firmware, and the control software programs by a user-initiated downloading.

5. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the remote system comprises an information processing unit, a memory, one or more data taking devices, one or more input devices, and one or more output devices.

6. The remote control system of claim 5, wherein the data taking devices of the remote system comprises a surveillance camera, wherein the mobile phone exchanges multimedia information and control signals with the remote system.

7. The remote control system of claim 1, further comprising a mobile communication system, a server connected to the mobile communication network, and a billing system for using the mobile communication system and the server, wherein the billing system is combined with a billing system of the mobile communication system.

8. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the control software programs are downloaded and installed on the mobile phone through a mobile communication system.

9. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a power and data connector, wherein the control software programs are downloaded and installed on the mobile phone through the Internet with the power and data connector of the mobile phone.

10. The remote control system of claim 1, wherein the remote systems initiate a connection with the mobile phone.

11. The remote control system of claim 10, wherein the remote systems comprise a surveillance camera, one or more alarm system, and one or more sensors, wherein the remote system initiates communications with the mobile phone and display a warning message, a warning light, a warning sound or video clips from the remote systems on the display and the speaker of the mobile phone.

12. The remote control system of claim 10, wherein the remote systems comprise an audio video recorder, wherein the mobile phone initiates communication with the remote systems to play a multimedia information recorded in the audio video recorder.

13. A remote control system comprising:

a mobile phone having an antenna, an RF communication unit, a mobile communication modem, a processing unit, a system memory, an electronic map, a battery, a back-up battery, a keypad, and a display; and

a plurality of remote systems communicating electronic signals with the mobile phone directly through the RP communication unit,

wherein the mobile phone controls a behavior of the plurality of remote systems and communicates electronic signals for data, audio, and video with the processing unit having control software programs, wherein the mobile phone decodes the electronic signals and plays on the display,

wherein the mobile phone further comprises a mode button for toggle switching between RF mode and mobile phone mode, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a key combination for emulating the mode button, wherein the back-up battery powers the RF communication unit,

wherein the mobile phone downloads an electronic map and a global positioning system information through a GPS receiver provided in the remote system, wherein the mobile phone is configured to work as a navigation system with a user of the mobile phone on board of a vehicle, wherein the mobile phone is configured to work as a tracking system for the vehicle with the user of the mobile phone away from the vehicle, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a programmable hot key for shortening a long combination of keys for a predetermined command,

wherein the remote systems comprise a remote vehicle control system, a remote vehicle alarm starter, a remote vehicle starter, a remote vehicle alarm, a home automation system, a home control system, and a home security system, wherein the remote systems are selected using graphic icons, command words, or graphic icons and command words on the display and key combinations on the keypad, wherein the control software programs controls a plurality of behaviors of the remote system, wherein the behaviors of the remote system comprise locking, unlocking, arming, disarming, opening trunk, engine starting, engine disabling, surveillance camera starting, panic mode starting, opening or closing of window, seat memory controlling, and opening or closing of sunroof of the vehicle, wherein the behavior of the remote system comprises behaviors of gate, garages, doors, lights, surveillance cameras, gas valves, and ovens, wherein the behavior of the remote system further comprises arming and disarming of the home security system, the home automation system, or the home control system.

14. The remote control system of claim 13, wherein the control software programs monitor a plurality of statuses of the remote system, wherein the control software programs perform a plurality of diagnosis checks and error checks, wherein the diagnosis checks includes checking the status and error checks of the remote systems and checking the status and error of the vehicle including tire pressure, oil gauge, and battery charging level in addition to all the status information from a data port and from the peripheral interface, wherein the control software programs perform a plurality of program updates, wherein the program updates comprise updating the feature programs, the firmware, and the control software programs by a user-initiated downloading and updating the feature programs, and the firmware, wherein the remote system comprises an information processing unit, a memory, one or more data taking devices, one or more input devices, and one or more output devices, wherein the data taking devices of the remote system comprises a surveillance camera, wherein the mobile phone exchanges multimedia information and control signals with the remote system.

15. The remote control system of claim 13, wherein the control software programs are downloaded and installed on the mobile phone through a mobile communication system, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a power and data connector, wherein the control software programs are downloaded and installed on the mobile phone through the Internet with the power and data connector of the mobile phone, wherein the remote systems initiate a connection with the mobile phone, wherein the remote systems comprise a surveillance camera, one or more alarm system, and one or more sensors, wherein the remote system initiates communications with the mobile phone and display a warning message, a warning light, a warning sound, or video clips from the remote systems on the display of the mobile phone, wherein the remote systems further comprise an audio video recorder, wherein the mobile phone initiates communication with the remote systems to play a multimedia information recorded in the audio video recorder.

16. The remote control system of claim 13, wherein the RF communication unit uses an original RF module in the mobile communication modem of the mobile phone.

17. The remote control system of claim 16, wherein the mobile communication modem further comprise a frequency changer for changing the frequency of the original RF module.

18. The remote control system of claim 13, further comprising a mobile communication network, and the plurality of remote systems communicating electronic signals with the mobile phone via the mobile communication network.

19. The remote control system of claim 18, further comprising a server connected to the mobile communication network, wherein the remote mobile phone downloads and installs the control software programs from the server through the mobile communication network.

20. The remote control system of claim 18, wherein the mobile phone further comprises a mode button for toggle switching between RF mode and mobile communication network mode.

21. The remote control system of claim 18, wherein the program updates comprise updating the feature programs, and the firmware.

22. The remote control system of claim 18, further comprising a billing system for using the mobile communication system and the server, wherein the billing system is combined with a billing system of the mobile communication system.