Portable computing device as control mechanism

A method of interfacing with electronic devices, comprising:

• detecting one or more electronic devices over a wireless channel of a portable computing device;
• establishing communications with at least one of the electronic devices over the wireless channel;
• submitting, to a remote server, a request to receive information for controlling at least one aspect of the at least one of the electronic devices;
• receiving, from the remote server, the information for controlling the at least one aspect of the at least one of the electronic devices;
• detecting a lateral motion of the portable computing device;
• and
• sending information of the lateral motion from the portable computing device to the at least one electronic device over the wireless channel,
• wherein the portable computing device is configured to at least be used as a wireless control mechanism for at least one aspect of the one or more detected electronic devices over a wireless channel such that the detected lateral motion of the portable computing device corresponds to movement of a pointer on a display of at least one of the one or more detected electronic device.

A portable computing device, comprising:

• a processor;
• at least one input detection element;
• and
• a memory device including instructions operable to be executed by the processor to perform a set of actions, enabling the computing device to:
• establish communications with an electronic device over a wireless channel;
• submit, to a remote server, a request to receive information for controlling at least one aspect of the electronic device;
• receive, from the remote server, the information for controlling the at least one aspect of the electronic device;
• detect a lateral motion of the portable computing device;
• and
• send information of the lateral motion to the electronic device over the wireless channel,
• wherein the portable computing device is configured to at least be used as a wireless control mechanism for at least one aspect of the detected electronic device such that the detected lateral motion of the portable computing device corresponds to movement of a pointer on a display of the electronic device.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions for controlling an electronic device, comprising:

• program code for detecting an electronic device over a wireless channel of a portable computing device;
• program code for establishing communications with the electronic device over the wireless channel;
• program code for submitting, to a remote server, a request to receive information for controlling at least one aspect of the electronic device;
• program code for receiving, from the remote server, the information for controlling the at least one aspect of the electronic device;
• program code for detecting a lateral motion of the portable computing device;
• and
• program code for sending information for the lateral motion from the portable computing device to the electronic device over the wireless channel,
• wherein the portable computing device is configured to at least be used as a wireless control mechanism for at least one aspect of the detected electronic device such that the detected lateral motion of the portable computing device corresponds to movement of a pointer on a display of the electronic device.