Patent ID: 8855622

Claim:
A method comprising: (1) determining that a first mobile device is in proximity to a first object; (2) at the first mobile device: (2) (a) in response to determining that the first mobile device is in proximity to the first object, presenting a first remote control user interface relevant to the first object; (2) (b) receiving a first input from a user via the first remote control user interface, the first input indicating a first action to be performed at the first object; (2) (c) in response to receiving the first input, wirelessly transmitting a first communication relating to the first action; (3) at a remote computer: (3)(a) receiving the first communication from the first mobile device; (3)(b) transmitting a second communication relating to the first action to a first object controller; (3)(c) receiving, from the first object controller, a third communication comprising first feedback; and (3)(d) transmitting, to the first mobile device, a fourth communication comprising first information relating to the first feedback.