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US 2011/0087348 A1Published application
Remote email or sms control of ce device such as tv
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorLing Jun Wong
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Abstract
A user can control a CE device such as a TV using another CE device to send email or text message commands to an Internet server, which relays the commands to the device to be controlled when polled.
Claims20
Method comprising:
- sending, from a control device, short message service (SMS) messages or emails to a server, the SMS messages or emails containing operational commands intended for a remote audio video (AV) device;
- controlling the remote AV device by means of the SMS messages or emails;
- and
- receiving command completion status messages back from the AV device through the server.
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Server comprising:
- processor;
- non-transitory computer readable medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions causing the processor to:
- receive a text message or email from a control device containing destination AV device identifying information and at least one command;
- parse the text message or email to extract the information and command;
- encapsulate at least the command in an extensible markup language (XML) message;
- and
- send the XML message to the AV device.
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Control device comprising:
- housing;
- display on the housing;
- network interface;
- processor in the housing controlling the display and communicating through the network interface;
- the processor executing logic including:
- receiving user input representing at least one command to an audio video (AV) device remote from the control device;
- and
- sending the command via the network interface to an Internet server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.