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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Ian C. Schmehl, Allen, TX (US);
James Leonard Cansler, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Scott Anthony White, Austin, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a mobile device includes receiving, from a motion sensor, motion information indicative of mobile device motion, recognizing a motion pattern indicated by the motion information, identifying a particular function corresponding to the motion pattern, and determining whether the particular function comprises a function for remotely controlling a remotely controlled device. Responsive to determining the particular function is a function for remotely controlling a remotely controlled device, a remote control command corresponding to the particular function is wirelessly sent to the remotely controlled device. If the particular function is a function for remotely controlling a remotely controlled device, the particular function is executed via a wireless network.