| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and apparatus relating to wireless remote control.SOLUTION: A communications device, such as a cell phone with peer to peer signaling capability, supports remote control functionality. The same communications device can be used as a universal wireless remote controller for a plurality of different remotely controllable devices including, e.g., a television, a DVD player, a light switch, a garage door opener, etc. The communications device monitors for and detects peer to peer signals from remotely controllable devices in its local vicinity. The communications device maintains a list of remotely controllable devices in its vicinity on the basis of the detected peer to peer signals. The universal remote controller user interface is configured in accordance with the maintained list. The universal remote controller provides a user interface which varies on the basis of the device to be controlled. |
