Mobile Remote Control Authority and Authentication for Object Pairing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote controls, including those on mobile devices, face challenges in synchronizing with specific objects, requiring multiple controls, updating interfaces, and lacking real-time feedback.
Innovation Solution
A near-field communication (NFC) enabled mobile device identifies remotely controllable objects, presents relevant remote control user interfaces, and communicates user inputs to facilitate control, with potential feedback mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional remote controls are used, then devices can control objects, but users face difficulties synchronizing or setting up remote controls with specific objects
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-pairing remote controls with objects during manufacturing or initial setup. The remote control stores identification information of the associated object, enabling automatic recognition and synchronization when the user points the remote at the object, eliminating the need for manual synchronization procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism using infrared signal recognition and identification information storage. The remote control acts as an intermediary that contains pre-stored object identification data, allowing it to automatically identify and connect with the target object without requiring complex manual setup or synchronization procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple remote controls are used for multiple objects, then each object can be controlled, but the device complexity and number of controls increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universality by enabling a single remote control to store identification information of multiple objects. The remote control can be paired with different objects by having the user point it at each object during setup, allowing one remote to control multiple devices without requiring separate dedicated remotes for each object.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges the functionality of multiple remote controls into a single device by combining object identification, signal transmission, and memory storage capabilities in one remote control unit. This consolidation eliminates the need for users to carry and manage multiple separate remote controls.
3Reliability
If traditional remote controls are used, then objects can be controlled, but real-time feedback to the user is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms that provide real-time status information to the user during object control operations. The system can display current object state, response confirmation, and operational feedback on a connected display device, allowing users to see the results of their control commands and monitor object status in real-time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses an intermediary communication channel between the remote control and the controlled object, enabling bidirectional information exchange. This intermediary feedback channel allows the object to communicate its status back to the user through the remote control or connected display, bridging the information loss gap in traditional unidirectional control systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient and effective remote control of objects with real-time feedback, allowing seamless synchronization and interface updates.
Implementation Method 1
a NFC reader (e.g., RFID tag reader) capable of wirelessly receiving a transmitted signal from a tag
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to systems and methods to enable a mobile device to be used as a remote control, in order to control one or more remotely controllable objects. In possible embodiments of the invention, proximity-based (or other) remote controls include control authorization to enable the transfer or sharing of control between different remote controls being implemented on different mobile devices, in order to permit different users to transfer or share control of a same remotely controllable object, for example. In other possible embodiments of the invention, a proximity-based (or other) remote control uses control authentication to enable the pairing of a remote control implemented on a device and a remotely controllable object, for example. Various embodiments of control authority and control authentication are possible and anticipated by the invention to address a wide range of practical remote control applications and provide many benefits to users.