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Bidirectional communication between an infant receiving system and a remote device

  • US 9,510,693 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2014
  • Issued: 12/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing bidirectional communication between an infant receiving device and a hand-held portable electronic device, the method comprising:

  • establishing a wireless connection between the infant receiving device and the hand-held portable electronic device;

    monitoring an infant environment of an infant received in the infant receiving device for at least one of a sound or a movement; and

    creating a message directed toward the hand-held portable electronic device upon detection of the at least one sound or movement, the message including at least status information of the infant environment;

    upon creation of the message, transmitting a push notification including the message from the infant receiving device to the hand-held portable electronic device across the wireless connection, wherein the push notification causes the hand-held portable electronic device to display a mirrored version of controls physically included on the infant receiving device that enables at least one user command to be sent from the hand-held portable electronic device to the infant receiving device over the wireless connection.

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