All cell phones should have an additional menu added for turning the cell phone into a standardized remote control. With a 2D rocker for analog control.
The intent is that the cell phone has a much broader area of coverage then any media we individually control. So we could operate many of the things we have in our lives more effortlessly.
Like the TV, stereo, garage door, security system, sprinkler system, start the car, lock and unlock the car, close/open the car windows, pop the trunck lid, check on the kids with a remote camera and microphone, start the microwave, turn on a plug for the coffee maker, interface with all of the stuff from X-10 Home Automation, turn lights on/off in the house, turn on/off the front porch light, check on the status of a fax, upload the content of a fax from your fax machine, open and close curtains/blinds, raise/lower thermostat, view security system breaches (history of which sensors tripped), beep car horn remotely (find your car), get GPS vector to your car (direction & distance), guide standardized servo equipment like lawnmowers, carts, industrial tools and equipment, ...
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For RF remotes, there is nothing near a standard, especially for security related devices.
Actually, there is for military hardware. Under the directives of Future Combat Systems the JAUS communications standards specifically detail the required data formats required for remote control and/or robotic interfacing. See Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems
JAUS compliant equipment includes heavy equipment built by Caterpillar, programmable logic controllers (PLC) built by Allen-Bradley. Even John Deere tractors has an interest in the JAUS interface for its equipment.
See Family of Integrated Rapid Response Equipment
Soldiers commonly use military cell phones for communications. Add encription and the menu overlay for each piece of military equipment and any soldier can remote that gear. Imagine a mobile stretcher pulling wounded off a field while under fire. Not dreaming, they already have prototypes.
Type the keywords ( jaus equipment robotic ) in any search engine and you can see some of the equipment that already uses the JAUS standard for remote control.
JAUS (which I am reading as commercial remote technologies for controlling industrial equipment), is a far cry form consumer end remotes such as GDOs and car security remotes.
Classicsat: What did you mean "JAUS (which I am reading as commercial remote technologies for controlling industrial equipment)". JAUS is mostly used for military and government related systems.
Whether or not a manufacturer chooses to use a data transfer standard is up to the manufacturer. JAUS does not specify the hardware requirements, only how the data package is setup. So if you want to use RF, infrared, sound, wired phone, cell phone, or any other form of telecommunication, you can. Yes, almost any control that you can think of can be setup to use the JAUS standards.
"The JAUS Working Group (made up of members from the U.S. government, industry and academia) defines methods formessage passing and standards for component behaviors in order to be independent of technology, computer hardware, operator use, vehicle platform, and mission. SSC San Diego is an active member of the Working Group and has developed a JAUS interface for INL’s Robotic Control Architecture so that any JAUS-compliant Operator Control Unit (OCU) can control any robot using the INL onboard architecture." See Transitioning Unmanned Ground Vehicle Research Technologies
Thats a great idea. With each passing year we see more functions for cell phones: sending email, taking pictures, listening to music... The cell phone is really becoming an extension of the individual - and as such is increasingly indispensible. If it is going to continue to be always by our side we should enable it to perform all of the little tasks that used to make sense being performed is a separate, segmented way.
Actually, my old phone used to have this feature.
I am thinking of using "SMS" mechanism to achieve this functionality. Lemme know who wants to more details
seems like it is done:<A href="http://www.unwiredview.com/2007/03/01/sony-ericssons-mobile-phoneuniversal-remote-control/">Here:)
previous like broken, hope this will do
You can do a lot of this with salling: http://www.salling.com/Clicker/
It works over TCP/IP and Bluetooth. For Treos you can even get software to turn the IR remote into a universal remote.
Gotta love technology!
This is a great idea. And by including MEMs sensors into the cell phone the entire phone could be used as a "flying mouse". Accelerometers, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, infrared sensors, and a host of other sensors could be included in the camera sensor requiring virtually no additional space. This would transform the cell phone into not only a universal remote control with a range of 1,000's of miles, but it could also be used as biomedical tools as well.
We have already made a prototype of this idea, the GSM-zapper. A great demo. based on blue tooth.
already came upwith this idea on this sites aout a yearago
http://jumpjack.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/worlds-cheapest-remote-control-replicator-just-1/
A great idea. Maybe an innovative heavy hitter like Apple of Google or Nokia would realize that this would give their phones and edge and include the capability and nudge mfgr.s of receptors to get with the program.