Remote control feature and system and method for use of same

A method for remote control, comprising:

• providing a first smart device, the first smart device including a housing securing a processor, non-transitory memory, and storage therein, the first smart device including a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the processor, the non-transitory memory, and the storage, the first smart device including a wireless transceiver associated with the housing and coupled to the busing architecture, and a user interface associated with the housing and coupled to the busing architecture;
• executing processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory memory, causing the first smart device to:
• establish a first pairing between the first smart device and at least one proximate amenity, the first pairing enabling remote control of the at least one proximate amenity by the first smart device;
• populate the user interface with a request for a telephone number;
• receive the telephone number, the telephone number belonging to a second smart device;
• and
• send a link to the telephone number via a short message service (SMS)-enabled infrastructure having an HTTP application program interface and a PSTN application program interface, the link including an activation that establishes a second pairing between the second smart device and the at least one proximate amenity, the second pairing being authorized by way of the link, the second pairing enabling remote control of the at least one proximate amenity by the second smart device.

A method for remote control, comprising:

• providing a first smart device, the first smart device including a housing securing a processor, non-transitory memory, and storage therein, the first smart device including a busing architecture communicatively interconnecting the processor, the non-transitory memory, and the storage, the first smart device including a wireless transceiver associated with the housing and coupled to the busing architecture, and a user interface associated with the housing and coupled to the busing architecture;
• executing processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory memory, causing the first smart device to:
• establish a first pairing between the first smart device and at least one proximate amenity, the first pairing enabling remote control of the at least one proximate amenity by the first smart device, the first smart device being associated with a guest staying in a room in a hospitality environment, the room having the at least one proximate amenity;
• populate the user interface with a request for a telephone number;
• receive the telephone number, the telephone number belonging to a second smart device;
• and
• send a link to the telephone number via a short message service (SMS)-enabled infrastructure having an HTTP application program interface and a PSTN application program interface, the link including an activation that establishes a second pairing between the second smart device and the at least one proximate amenity, the second pairing being authorized by way of the link, the second pairing enabling remote control of the at least one proximate amenity by the second smart device.