Patent ID: 8312475
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a computing system for remotely controlling a computing device via two disparate networks, comprising: receiving a command to send to a remote computing device; employing a cellular telephone network using a first data communications protocol to send the command in a Short Message Service (SMS) format to an intermediate computing device that converts the command into a second message format that the intermediate computing device sends to the remote computing device via a second data communications network using a TCP/IP protocol that is different from the first data communications protocol so that the remote computing device can perform an action indicated by the command; receiving a parameter for the command; and causing the remote computing device to identify software associated with the command and transferring the command to the identified software to process the command, wherein the software is an operating system and the command causes the operating system to invoke an operating system function.