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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Serge J. L. Bushman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael Gailloux, Overland Park, KS (US);
Carl Joseph Persson, Olathe, KS (US);
Thomas Henry Wilson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Serge J. L. Bushman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Michael Gailloux, Overland Park, KS (US);
Carl Joseph Persson, Olathe, KS (US);
Thomas Henry Wilson, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A communication system wherein a wireless communication device optically receives an image of a location, processes the image to obtain image data, and transmits the image data and wireless communication device user information to a communication network as a control request. A server receives the control request and processes the image data and user information to determine the location. The server then processes the location to determine contact information for an authorizing party and transfers an authorization request to the authorizing party. If the server receives authorization from the authorizing party, then the server transfers a control interface to the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device receives a control instruction responsive to the control interface and transfers a control message to the server. The server receives the control message and transfers the control message to a control system at the location. The control system implements the control instruction.