System for transmitting control commands to electronic devices
First Claim
1. A remote control, comprising:
- a memory capable of storing addresses and commands for a plurality of electronic devices;
a processor capable of communicating with the memory to access the addresses and commands for the plurality of electronic devices;
an initiation device capable of communicating with the processor so that when the initiation device is activated the processor encodes an address and a command into a signal for each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices; and
a transmitter capable of communicating with the processor where the processor directs the transmitter to sequentially send automatically the signal to each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices.
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Abstract
This invention provides a remote control capable of automatically sending signals to a variety of electronic devices so that a user does not have to send signals to each of the electronic devices individually. The remote control may include a dedicated button that when activated may send signals to a plurality of electronic devices to perform one or more operations. The remote control may send the signals simultaneously or sequentially. The signals may be also encoded with the specific address for each of the plurality of electronic devices. This way, only the electronic device with the matching address may receive the signal. The signals may be also encoded with any number of commands such as turn “on” or turn “off” so that each electronic device may perform a similar or different operation as other electronic devices. The remote control may be any type of device that may be distinct from the electronic device such as a hand-held device. The electronic devices may be any type of electronic device that may be controlled remotely either through a hardwire or wirelessly.
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32 Claims
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1. A remote control, comprising:
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a memory capable of storing addresses and commands for a plurality of electronic devices;
a processor capable of communicating with the memory to access the addresses and commands for the plurality of electronic devices;
an initiation device capable of communicating with the processor so that when the initiation device is activated the processor encodes an address and a command into a signal for each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices; and
a transmitter capable of communicating with the processor where the processor directs the transmitter to sequentially send automatically the signal to each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A remote control, comprising:
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a processor capable of communicating with a memory capable of storing addresses and commands for a plurality of electronic devices;
an initiation device capable of communicating with the processor so that when the initiation device is activated the processor encodes an address and a command into a signal for each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices; and
a transmitter capable of communicating with the processor where the processor directs the transmitter to send the signal to each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A remote control, comprising:
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a memory capable of storing addresses and commands where each of the plurality of commands performs an operation for a corresponding plurality of electronic devices and each of the plurality of addresses corresponds to an electronic device within the plurality of electronic devices;
an initiation device capable of communicating with a microprocessor to encode a signal with the address and command for each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices; and
a transmitter automatically sending the signal for each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices.
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21. A method for controlling electronic devices, comprising:
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cycling through to ascertain an address for a plurality of electronic devices in a memory; and
if the address is found for an electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices, then encoding an address and a command into a signal for the electronic device;
transmitting the signal to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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26. A system for controlling a plurality of electronic devices:
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a plurality of electronic devices where each of the plurality of electronic devices are assigned a corresponding address to receive a signal; and
a remote control programmed with the corresponding address for each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices, where the remote control has an initiation device capable controlling the plurality of electronic devices by sending the signal encoded with the corresponding address and a command to control each electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices.
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32. A remote control system, comprising
a plurality of electronic devices where each of the plurality of electronic devices are assigned a corresponding address; - and
a remote control programmed with the corresponding addresses for each of the plurality of electronic devices, where the remote control has a dedicated on button to turn on the plurality of electronic devices by sequentially sending signals encoded with the corresponding address and a turn on command to each of the plurality of electronic devices, and the remote control has a dedicated off button to turn off the plurality of electronic devices by sequentially sending signals encoded with the corresponding address and a turn off command to each of the plurality of electronic devices.
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