Remote control system
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1. A control hub having a cellular interface, the cellular interface comprising:
- an antenna for receiving instructions from a cellular device;
a memory;
one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit the instructions to a plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; and
a processor operatively coupled with the antenna, the memory, and the one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to, for each instruction;
identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction;
translate the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and
send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms.
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Abstract
A method includes the steps of selecting an appliance to be controlled from a list of appliances stored in the cellular device, selecting an instruction to be communicated to the selected appliance from a list of instructions stored in the cellular device, and transmitting the instruction to a cellular interface associated with the selected appliance via a public cellular telephone infrastructure by dialing a telephone number stored in the cellular device.
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20 Claims
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1. A control hub having a cellular interface, the cellular interface comprising:
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an antenna for receiving instructions from a cellular device; a memory; one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit the instructions to a plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; and a processor operatively coupled with the antenna, the memory, and the one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to, for each instruction; identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translate the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A control hub system having a cellular interface enabling control of a plurality of appliances from a remote location, the cellular interface comprising:
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an antenna for receiving instructions from a cellular device; a memory; one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit the instructions to the plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; and a processor operatively coupled with the antenna, the memory, and the one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to, for each instruction; identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translate the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and wirelessly send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of operating a control hub comprising:
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receiving instructions from a cellular device on an antenna; and for each instruction of the instructions received from the cellular device on the antenna; identifying, using a processor, one of a plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translating, by the processor, the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and sending the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of one or more communication mechanisms of the control hub. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, the computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and including instructions configured to cause a microprocessor to carry out the steps of:
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receiving instructions from a cellular device on an antenna; and for each instruction of the instructions received from the cellular device on the antenna; identifying one of a plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translating the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and sending the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of one or more communication mechanisms coupled to the microprocessor.
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