The proposed invention is a cloud based remote control system using a set of standard remote controls to allow any electronic or electromagnetically controlled device to be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world. The said system can be accessed or controlled by any electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, or mind control device, that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface available to access the world wide web (internet), thus giving the user the ability to virtually control that device, regardless of the location of that device or the location of the user. Currently, there exists technology whereby personal and business office data and photos can be stored virtually using cloud computing. What makes this invention unique and different is that, in addition to data and photo storage, a user will be able to virtually and remotely control all of their electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices no matter where those devices are located (eliminating the need for multiple systems for multiple locations), all their data or photos that they assign and install into their remote control system, from only one system from anywhere in the world, eliminating the need for several systems to perform specific functions for specific devices or specific data. This system will be a user's “one stop shop” to control everything important to them. Unlike typical cloud computing where there are many avenues available to access data stored in the cloud, once a user has their remote control system set up, there will be only one gateway to access it which makes it a more secure system. The one gateway to each device will be accessible by one or more authorized users of the remote control system. The number of users can be designated or limited to increase security. In addition, security can be increased within the system by limiting access and permission to certain features to only specific users. An example of this would be a parent denying their children permission within the remote control system to access bank account information.
For the purpose of this patent a user's “environment” according to this remote control system is defined as any data, photos or device that can be electronically controlled or electromagnetically controlled, including but not limited to electromagnetically controlled devices in their home, their office, their vehicle or anywhere they choose to place their devices. Examples would be the ability to remotely control light switches, alarms, televisions, thermostats, appliances, electronic equipment, heating and air conditioning units, sprinkler systems, water valves and plumbing lines, vehicles, just about any item that can be electronically or electromagnetically controlled. The remote control system has active connections to all types of communication, be it the Internet (world wide web), cellular networks or satellite networks, to name a few. Any hardware device designed using the PUCS standard can be automatically installed (auto-configured) and controlled. This auto-configuration eliminates human error in having to manually input the lengthy IPv6 unique identifying addresses, in addition to assigning the available controls for that particular device. Not only will this technology aid in emergency situations that used to be out of one's control because the user was not physically at the emergency site, but this technology will now enable users to have the personal freedom to truly live a “global” lifestyle while still being able to maintain control of their office environment, personal environment, home environment, or whatever environment they wish to control, wherever it or they may be located in the world. In addition to being able to remotely control hardware devices, one will be able to remotely store, maintain, and organize any data, health records, online accounts, photos, and files so that everything is always available and protected, and this can be done remotely from anywhere in the world using any input device such as electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, mind control device, or other devices that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface available to access the world wide web (internet). This enables a user to have one secure central location where everything they want to control in their life and all of the information that is important to them is located and controlled by one universal system. A future possibility is that as users and manufacturers recognize the ease with which this cloud based remote control system gives consumers control of what is most important to them, then manufacturers of products will begin making them compatible with this remote control system so they seamlessly connect to the system. The consumer then knows that when they purchase a product that is certified to be manufactured to the Personal Universe standards that it can be controlled anywhere in the world by any Personal Universe hardware or remote control system. There are many electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices in existence currently that can be made compatible with this cloud based remote control system by simply upgrading the BIOS in the device so that these devices can be put into use immediately.
The public domain is even larger in spectrum. This cloud based remote control system can be broadened in scope to include commercial applications. Companies will be able to control unmanned vehicles, public transportation, commercial or private aircraft, manufacturing plants, assembly lines, robotic equipment, public building system controls, fire and safety systems, to name a few, as well as remotely maintaining and organizing any data programs and records associated with the businesses.
This cloud based remote control system will allow equipment manufacturers and software developers to design their products to seamlessly connect to this remote control system, allowing for a universal standard that all hardware and software can be manufactured under in the future. Any hardware or software designed using the remote control system specifications and standards will automatically work within the remote control system. This patent proposes the use of a standardized system by which software companies and manufacturing companies of Personal Universe Control System (PUCS) compatible equipment alike will adhere to the same specifications and standards so that all equipment and software is universally compatible with the Personal Universe Control System (PUCS), much like Bluetooth has become the wireless standard for cell phones, computers and laptops.
The fundamental design of the Personal Universe Control System (remote control system) is to allow users to easily purchase and then automatically install any compatible device into their cloud based remote control system so that particular device can be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world regardless of the device's physical location or the user's physical location. When a user purchases a new device (such as an internet television/video system, light switch, water valve, etc.), the user would scan the device into their remote control system and then the remote control system will ask the user to assign their unique name to that device (for example, “living room TV”, “main water valve”, “porch light switch”, etc). At that point, the remote control system will contact the new device through its unique identifying address like IP address and assign the user's unique Personal Universe ID code and all routing information necessary to control the device from anywhere in the world. The remote control system will automatically configure the device for use with that user's Personal Universe. Once this function is performed, the only internet communications that will be allowed by that device will come from their Personal Universe, or from the remote control supplied with the device by the manufacturer, or from the actual manual controls on the device itself, therefore making the device impossible for outside intervention (hacking).
Once the device is installed into the remote control system, the user can then control that device from anywhere in the world using any input device such as electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, mind control device, or other devices that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface that is available to access the world wide web (internet). The Personal Universe standards will act in a similar manner in the industrial arena for public buildings, security and fire systems, assembly lines, robotic equipment, private and commercial aircraft, manufacturing plants, etc., with any device that can be modified or configured to be controlled remotely. As time goes on and the benefits of the Personal Universe standards take hold throughout the globe, more and more devices will be manufactured or reconfigured to be compatible with the Personal Universe standards to a point where the Personal Universe standards become “the standard” by which most devices are manufactured. This concept for the cloud based remote control system presented in this patent is based on the PUCS standard and has the capability of changing forever the way the world operates, by giving users the freedom to travel the globe, yet maintain critical control of their data, records, photos and a multitude of devices both personally and commercially.
Terms and definitions for ease in understanding what is presented:
This is the name of the standard we have assigned to the cloud based remote control system. We refer to it as the PUCS which contains a universal set of remote controls to remotely control all electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices. For example, the controls in the remote control system that turn a device “on” or “off” are the same for all devices.
A user's “Personal Universe” is defined as all the specific things they wish to be able to remotely control. For example, all their data, medical records, photos, or any electronic or electromagnetically controlled device they want to configure into their cloud based remote control system, including but not limited to electromagnetically controlled devices in their home, their office, their vehicle or anywhere they choose to physically place their devices. All of these data, photos, and devices are part of their “environment” of which they will be able to remotely control once these items are installed into their system. Examples would be the ability to control light switches, alarms, televisions, thermostats, appliances, electronic equipment, heating and air conditioning units, sprinkler systems, water valves and plumbing lines, vehicles, just about any item that can be electronic or electromagnetically controlled. Once these items are installed into their cloud based remote control system the user will be able to gain remote control from anywhere and access their system using any electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, or mind control device, that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network that is able to access the world wide web.
A user's “environment” according to this remote control system is defined as any data, photos or device that can be electronically controlled or electromagnetically controlled, including but not limited to electromagnetically controlled devices in their home, their office, their vehicle or anywhere they choose to place their devices. Examples would be the ability to remotely control light switches, alarms, televisions, thermostats, appliances, electronic equipment, heating and air conditioning units, sprinkler systems, water valves and plumbing lines, vehicles, just about any item that can be electronically or electromagnetically controlled.
Defined as any electronic or electromagnetically controlled device or a device that is capable of being remotely controlled.
Defined as a computing device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, or mind control device, that can remotely control other devices and data in its environment when those devices are not directly connected to the system.
This cloud based remote control system uses a two-part unique identifying address for each electronic device. The first part is an alphabetic designation by which the remote control system determines what standard controls are available for that device with that particular alphabetic designation in the remote control system. The second part of the address is numeric like the unique IP address for each electronic device and this determines exactly which device is to be controlled. A table within the cloud based remote control system contains a list of alpha codes corresponding to devices and what standard controls are available for each alpha code and its corresponding device. New alpha codes for new devices can always be added to the system along with the standard remote controls for each particular device that corresponds to the new alpha code. (For example: TVV[alpha]12345 [IP address] may identify this device as a television with built-in video and the system would know which controls are available by that particular alphabetic prefix. The numeric portion is the device's IP address or similar unique identifying address for that particular device.)
Defined as configuring an electronic or electromagnetically controlled device so that it can communicate with the controls of the system to allow the device to be remotely controlled or monitored.
This invention relates generally to personal and commercial remote control systems used to remotely control electronic and electromagnetically controlled devices and data. The proposed cloud-based remote control system presented in this patent can be accessed or controlled by any electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, or mind control device, that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface available to access the world wide web (internet). This cloud based remote control system also provides a standard set of remote controls by which all electronic and electromagnetically controlled devices can be remotely controlled from anywhere regardless of the location of the device or the user. The proposed remote control system contains a method of auto-configuring devices into the system as well as having a security measure to eliminate outsiders from obtaining access to the system. Because all devices can be controlled from just one system, the devices can interact with one another. Electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices already in existence can be reconfigured to be compatible with this cloud based remote control system so they can be put into use immediately.
The proposed invention is a cloud based remote control system using a set of standard remote controls to allow any electronic or electromagnetically controlled device to be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world. The said system can be accessed or controlled by any electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, or mind control device, that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface available to access the world wide web (internet), thus giving the user the ability to virtually control that device, regardless of the location of that device or the location of the user.
For the purpose of this patent a user's “environment” according to this remote control system is defined as any data, photos or device that can be electronically controlled or electromagnetically controlled, including but not limited to electromagnetically controlled devices in their home, their office, their vehicle or anywhere they choose to place their devices. Examples would be the ability to remotely control light switches, alarms, televisions, thermostats, appliances, electronic equipment, heating and air conditioning units, sprinkler systems, water valves and plumbing lines, vehicles, just about any item that can be electronically or electromagnetically controlled. The remote control system has active connections to all types of communication, be it the Internet (world wide web), cellular networks or satellite networks, to name a few. Any hardware device designed using the PUCS standard can be automatically installed (auto-configured) and controlled. This auto-configuration eliminates human error in having to manually input the lengthy IPv6 unique identifying addresses, in addition to assigning the available controls for that particular device. Not only will this technology aid in emergency situations that used to be out of one's control because the user was not physically at the emergency site, but this technology will now enable users to have the personal freedom to truly live a “global” lifestyle while still being able to maintain control of their office environment, personal environment, home environment, or whatever environment they wish to control, wherever it or they may be located in the world.
In addition to being able to remotely control hardware devices, one will be able to remotely store, maintain, and organize any data, health records, online accounts, photos, and files so that everything is always available and protected, and this can be done remotely from anywhere in the world using any input device such as electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, mind control device, or other devices that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface available to access the world wide web (internet). This enables a user to have one secure central location where everything they want to control in their life and all of the information that is important to them is located and controlled by one universal system. A future possibility is that as users and manufacturers recognize the ease with which this cloud based remote control system gives consumers control of what is most important to them, then manufacturers of products will begin making them compatible with this remote control system so they seamlessly connect to the system. The consumer then knows that when they purchase a product that is certified to be manufactured to the Personal Universe standards that it can be controlled anywhere in the world by any Personal Universe hardware or remote control system.
There are many electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices in existence currently that can be made compatible with this cloud based remote control system by simply upgrading the BIOS in the device so that these devices can be put into use immediately.
The fundamental design of the Personal Universe Control System (remote control system) is to allow users to easily purchase and then automatically install any compatible device into their cloud based remote control system so that particular device can be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world regardless of the device's physical location or the user's physical location. When a user purchases a new device (such as an internet television/video system, light switch, water valve, etc.), the user would scan the device into their remote control system and then the remote control system will ask the user to assign their unique name to that device (for example, “living room TV”, “main water valve”, “porch light switch”, etc). At that point, the remote control system will contact the new device through its unique identifying address like IP address and assign the user's unique Personal Universe ID code and all routing information necessary to control the device from anywhere in the world. The remote control system will automatically configure the device for use with that user's Personal Universe. Once this function is performed, the only internet communications that will be allowed by that device will come from their Personal Universe, or from the remote control supplied with the device by the manufacturer, or from the actual manual controls on the device itself, therefore making the device impossible for outside intervention (hacking).
Once the device is installed into the remote control system, the user can then control that device from anywhere in the world using any input device such as electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, mind control device, or other devices that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface that is available to access the world wide web (internet). The Personal Universe standards will act in a similar manner in the industrial arena for public buildings, security and fire systems, assembly lines, robotic equipment, private and commercial aircraft, manufacturing plants, etc., with any device that can be modified or configured to be controlled remotely. As time goes on and the benefits of the Personal Universe standards take hold throughout the globe, more and more devices will be manufactured or reconfigured to be compatible with the Personal Universe standards to a point where the Personal Universe standards become “the standard” by which most devices are manufactured.
It is an object of the present invention proposed in this patent to provide a cloud based remote control system whereby users are able to remotely control all of their electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices, data and photos, from anywhere in the world regardless of where the user or the device is located. The system can be accessed or controlled by any electronic device, display device, or by voice command on a phone, or mind control device, that are able to be used to access the world wide web (internet) through telephone lines, cellular networks, satellite networks, or any other network interface available to access the world wide web (internet). The system embodies security measures to eliminate outside intervention of the system, auto-configuration of devices for ease of installation, a set of standard remote controls for all electronic devices, a way for electronic devices to interact with one another, and a method to upgrade current electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices with unique identifying addresses so that they can be compatible with the system and put into use immediately. This system has the capability to become a new standard by which all electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices can be manufactured in the future to seamlessly interact with the system, permitting users to have freedom to live a global lifestyle while maintaining control of all of their electronic devices, data, and photos no matter where the user is located or where their devices are located.
The scope of this cloud based remote control system is designed to be used for both personal and commercial applications such as for use in remote control of unmanned vehicles, robotics, manufacturing, public transportation, fire and security systems, etc., just to name a few. The proposed cloud based remote control system allows devices and data to interact in ways never before possible. The possibilities are now limitless on how devices and data can interact. One example would be (but not limited to) a car crashing can cause a user's contact list of loved ones designated in the user's system to receive a text or phone call immediately, with the GPS location of the car (crash location), as well as the status of the car's air bags, orientation of the car, or a video from the car could be sent to a designated television or to a user's designated family member(s) or designated friend's cell phone (or all three) regardless of where the designated contacts are located at the time or where the car crash is located in the world. These emergency designations are done by pre-setting parameters in the system upon initial set up of a user's system and emergency contact instructions within the system. The user involved in the crash does not have to initiate the texts or phone calls as they may be in a state of unconsciousness. The system will carry out whatever emergency instructions the user has set up in the system.
Currently no standard exists in the remote control system industry to be able to remotely control all electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices. Electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices are not compatible with all remote control systems. Each manufactured device is governed by a different remote control system. The proposed cloud based remote control system in this invention will provide a standard set of remote controls which will allow all electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices to be controlled from one cloud based remote control system.
Currently, a company providing remote control service for electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices uses their particular remote control system to control the electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices. This makes it cumbersome for a consumer to change remote control companies because currently not all devices can be controlled by all systems. This can be a costly expense to the consumer to change service from one company to another if the hardware is not compatible with the new remote control system.
The cloud based remote control system presented in this patent eliminates that problem as this system uses a standard set of remote controls for all devices and any cloud based remote control system designed using this standard set of remote controls will seamlessly communicate with all devices, allowing them to be remotely controlled from anywhere in the world because the system is based in the cloud. This concept for the cloud based remote control system presented in this patent is based on the PUCS standard and has the capability of changing forever the way the world operates, by giving users the freedom to travel the globe, yet maintain critical control of their data, records, photos and a multitude of devices both personally and commercially.
Currently, there exists technology whereby personal and business office data and photos can be stored virtually using cloud computing. What makes this invention unique and different is that, in addition to data and photo storage, a user will be able to virtually and remotely control all of their electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices no matter where those devices are located (eliminating the need for multiple systems for multiple locations), all their data or photos that they assign and install into their remote control system, from only one system from anywhere in the world, eliminating the need for several systems to perform specific functions for specific devices or specific data. This system will be a user's “one stop shop” to control everything important to them. Unlike typical cloud computing where there are many avenues available to access data stored in the cloud, once a user has their remote control system set up, there will be only one gateway to access it which makes it a more secure system. The one gateway to each device will be accessible by one or more authorized users of the remote control system. The number of users can be designated or limited to increase security. In addition, security can be increased within the system by limiting access and permission to certain features to only specific users. An example of this would be a parent denying their children permission within the remote control system to access bank account information.
The advantages of this patent is to allow a standard set of binary controls to remotely control all electronic or electromagnetically controlled devices.
The public domain is even larger in spectrum as it relates to this patent. This cloud based remote control system can be broadened in scope to include commercial applications. Companies will be able to control unmanned vehicles, public transportation, commercial or private aircraft, manufacturing plants, assembly lines, robotic equipment, public building system controls, fire and safety systems, to name a few, as well as remotely maintaining and organizing any data programs and records associated with the businesses.
This cloud based remote control system will allow equipment manufacturers and software developers to design their products to seamlessly connect to this remote control system, allowing for a universal standard that all hardware and software can be manufactured under in the future. Any hardware or software designed using the remote control system specifications and standards will automatically work within the remote control system. This patent proposes the use of a standardized system by which software companies and manufacturing companies of Personal Universe Control System (PUCS) compatible equipment alike will adhere to the same specifications and standards so that all equipment and software is universally compatible with the Personal Universe Control System (PUCS), much like Bluetooth has become the wireless standard for cell phones, computers and laptops.
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This application claims the benefit of Application Ser. No. 61/617,801 of Bruce Doucette, Mark Doucette, Joyce Mirenzi, Cheri Wyman, filed Mar. 30, 2012 for PERSONAL UNIVERSE CONCEPT, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. Confirmation number is 2444 of provisional patent receipt.
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