Patent ID: 7991935

Claim:
A remote control system for electronically controlling a remote portable device comprising: a programmable remote controller that is separate from the portable device, a base station communicatively interconnected with the portable device, and a video capture unit communicatively interconnected with the base station; wherein the video capture unit comprises: a camera configured to capture an image of a display of the portable device, and a connecting member having one end connected with the camera and the other end connected with the base station; the base station comprises: a housing; at least one operation button arranged on the housing; an input unit provided on the base station for connecting to the portable device; an output unit comprising one or more video outputs, audio outputs and data outputs so that video, audio and data of the portable device can be transmitted to other associated devices for further processing, so that an originally optimized user interface of the portable device can be instantly reviewed, browsed and managed; and a programmable processing unit respectively connected with the input unit and the output unit; the processing unit comprises a microprocessor and a wireless signal transceiver, the microprocessor of the processing unit being communicatively connected with the input unit of the base station, and configured to control and drive the portable device communicatively connected with the input unit in response to a command signal from the remote controller through the wireless signal transceiver; and in response to a wireless request or a wireless signal from the remote controller, the microprocessor transmits data received from the portable device and the video capture unit to said other associated devices connected with the output unit and/or to the remote controller through the wireless signal transceiver.