Remote controller having hypermedia communication capabilities

摘要

Control and/or observation of a plurality of devices, in particular consumer electronics devices, by a controller device with hypertext or hypermedia communication capabilities, such as a WAP-enabled mobile phone, preferably over a proximity bearer such as Bluetooth (RTM). Data can be sent from the controlled side to the controller side as well as from the controller side to the controlled side. Data flowing from the controlled side to the controller side may include data representing the operational status of the controlled device and/or data for programming the controller device to enable it to send control data to the controlled device for controlling the controlled device. The hypermedia data message generated by the controlled device may include hyperlinks or other menu options which may be dependent upon the current operational state of the controlled device, and which may be selected by the user of the controller, thereby causing the controller to send a control message to the controlled device.