Patent ID: 8655345

Claim:
A method comprising: (1) at a first mobile device: (1) (a) in response to approximation of the first mobile device to a first object, receiving a first communication that identifies the first object; (1) (b) in response to receiving the first communication, transmitting a second communication to a remote computer; (2) at the remote computer: (2) (a) receiving the second communication from the first mobile device; (2) (b) identifying the first object based on the second communication; and (2) (c) transmitting a third communication comprising a first remote control user interface to the first mobile device; (2) (d receiving, from the first mobile device, a fourth communication relating to a first action; (2) (e) transmitting a fifth communication relating to the first action to a first controller associated with the first object; (2) (f) receiving feedback from the first controller; (2) (g) providing information relating to the feedback to the first mobile device.