Inventors:
James R. Almeda - Wabash IN, US
Glen Thomas Lindahl - Churubusco IN, US
International Classification:
H04M 3/00
US Classification:
455419, 455418, 455566, 455564, 34082522, 34082525, 34082569, 34082576, 37910201, 37910203
Abstract:
A method includes the steps of selecting an appliance to be controlled from a list of appliances stored in the cellular device, selecting an instruction to be communicated to the selected appliance from a list of instructions stored in the cellular device, and transmitting the instruction to a cellular interface associated with the selected appliance via a public cellular telephone infrastructure by dialing a telephone number stored in the cellular device.