Patent ID: 8892087

Claim:
A method of remotely controlling a remote device using a mobile phone, comprising: accepting a persistent network connection at a central server from at least one mobile phone; receiving commands at the central server from the mobile phone through the persistent connection; providing software configured to translate the commands received from the mobile phone into commands recognized by a remote device; wherein the remote device is a multimedia gaming device; wherein said software is provided to a plurality of user mobile phones in a defined environment as a scalable user interface; transmitting the commands recognized by the remote device to the remote device through a communications network, wherein the transmitting occurs by a mechanism selected from the group consisting of sending data through SMS messaging and utilizing a TCP/IP network protocol; and updating a queue display located within a theme park responsive to said commands recognized by the multimedia gaming device; wherein the commands correspond to multiplayer game commands configured to operate objects with a multiplayer game displayed on the queue display; and wherein the multiplayer game is a quiz.