Short distance communication and remote control capability for mobile telephones

A dual communication mode mobile telephone comprising:

• a first communication mode for effectuating communication with a mobile telephone network using the communication paths and communication format of the mobile telephone network;
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• a second communication mode for unidirectional point-to-point communication with a remote device, other than a mobile telephone, using a communication path and communication format wherein the communication path constitutes a portion of the radio spectrum assigned to the mobile telephone network the unidirectional point-to-point communication comprising a non-telephony remote control command for effectuating remote control over the remote device functionality, and wherein the communication format for effectuating the point-to-point communication is selectable by the mobile telephone network and communicated to the mobile telephone and the remote device via the first communication mode.

A dual communication mode mobile telephone comprising:

• a first communication mode for effectuating communication with a mobile telephone network using the communication paths and communication format of the mobile telephone network;
• and
• a second communication mode for effectuating bidirectional point-to-point communication with a remote device, other than a mobile telephone, using a predefined communication path and communication format wherein the communication path constitutes a portion of the radio spectrum assigned to the mobile telephone network, the bidirectional point-to-point communication comprising information for effectuating non-telephony related operations between the mobile telephone and the remote device, and wherein the communication format for effectuating the point-to-point communication is selectable by the mobile telephone network and communicated to the mobile telephone and the remote device via the first communication mode.

A mobile telephone system comprising:

• a first communication mode for effectuating communication between a mobile telephone and a mobile telephone network;
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• a second communication mode for effectuating bidirectional point-to-point communication between a remote device, other than a mobile telephone, and the mobile telephone using a predefined communication path and communication format wherein the communication path constitutes a portion of the radio spectrum assigned to the mobile telephone network, the bidirectional point-to-point communication comprising information for controlling the effectuation of non-telephony related operations between the mobile telephone and the remote device, and wherein the communication format for effectuating the point-to-point communication is selectable by the mobile telephone network and communicated to the mobile telephone and the remote device via the first communication mode.