Remote control app for smart phones

摘要

Methods and apparatus for a Remote Control App for Smart Phones are disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention is a software application or “App” which may be downloaded to a conventional smart phone (12). Once downloaded to the smart phone (12) and to a remote computer, network or other information appliance (14), the smart phone (12) may be used to operate and/or control the remote computer, network or other information appliance.

主权项

1. A method for adding computing functionality to a smart phone (12) comprising the steps of:
providing a smart phone (12); said smart phone (12) including a CPU (15B); said including a non-volatile memory (15A); said non-volatile memory (15A) being divided into a plurality of dynamic partitions (42); each of said plurality of dynamic partitions (42) being assigned to a persona of a user (10); each of said plurality of dynamic partitions (42) being safeguarded by an access rule (46); said smart phone (12) including a volatile memory (15C); said smart phone (12) including a long range radio (15D); said smart phone (12) including a short range radio (15F); providing a transmitter (16, 18); providing a server (14); said transmitter (16, 18) being connected to said server (14); said server (14) including a memory (17) for storing an App (13); conveying said App (13) from said server (14) to said transmitter (16, 18); conveying said App (13) from said transmitter (16, 18) to said smart phone (12) using said long range radio (15D) in said smart phone (12); storing said App (13) in said non-volatile memory (15) of said smart phone (12); running said App (13) on said CPU (15B); and downloading said App (13) to a nearby separate information appliance (21A); using said smart phone (12) to control the function of said nearby information appliance (21A) using said short range radio (15F).