Remote Control Application Generation for Cross-Device App Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current multi-device collaboration requires complex operations on each electronic device, leading to poor user experience.

Innovation Solution

A control method and apparatus that enables cross-device application control by generating a control application based on command information from another device, allowing seamless collaboration and integration of multiple electronic devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a user separately performs operations on each electronic device for multi-device collaboration, then device control functionality is achieved, but operation complexity increases and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation complexityVSAvoidcontrol process complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple device control operations into a single unified application interface. The control application consolidates commands for multiple electronic devices, allowing users to issue control instructions through one interface rather than separately operating each device, thereby reducing operation complexity while maintaining full control functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The control application is designed with multi-functionality to handle various types of electronic devices and control operations through a single universal interface. This universal application can adapt to control different device types without requiring separate specialized applications, simplifying the user experience while preserving comprehensive device control capabilities

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If command information is obtained from multiple sources (received from device or user input), then flexibility and adaptability improve, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommand information acquisition flexibilityVSAvoidsystem structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The control application serves as an intermediary layer between the user and multiple electronic devices. It provides a unified interface that can accept command information from different sources (device transmission or direct user input) and translate these into appropriate control actions, thereby enhancing adaptability while managing system complexity through a single mediating component

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system segments the command information acquisition process into distinct modules within the control application: one module for receiving commands from electronic devices and another for capturing direct user input. This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple information sources flexibly while maintaining clear, manageable system architecture that avoids unnecessary complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12566533B2Method, apparatus, and electronic device for generating a remote control application
Publication Date: 2026.03.03 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A control method and apparatus, and an electronic device are provided. In the method, an electronic device may obtain command information of an application on another electronic device, and generate a control application based on the command information. In this way, a user can start the control application to enable another electronic device to implement an action of the application. According to this method, the electronic device may implement a cross-device application control function through generating the control application, to implement multi-device collaboration and improve user experience.