Autonomous and universal remote control system and scheme

• US 20040004552A1
• Filed: 07/08/2002
• Published: 01/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Original Assignee: National Cheng KUNG University (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Cheng, Fan-Tien, Yang, Yu-Chung
• Granted Patent: US 7,034,713 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.69
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/28 using pulse code
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/92 Universal remote control

Abstract

An autonomous and universal remote control system and scheme is disclosed. The autonomous and universal remote control system comprises at least one generic embedded controller (GEC) respectively installed on at least one controlled target, such as appliances, robots and equipment, etc.; and a generic remote controller (GRC), wherein the at least one GEC matches with the GRC. The autonomous and universal remote control scheme utilizes the GRC to sense the type of the at least one controlled target automatically, and then to download the context of controlled target dynamically, thereby autonomously controlling the controlled targets of various types with one single GRC.

Claims

1. An autonomous and universal remote control system for remotely controlling at least one controlled target on which at least one processor is installed, the autonomous and universal remote control system comprising:

a generic remote controller (GRC), further comprising;

a GRC UID (Unified Identification) transmission interface for receiving a UID, wherein said GRC UID transmission interface belongs to a UID transmission device;

a user interface for displaying message and issuing a command;

a GRC data transmission interface belonging to a data transmission device for transmitting a context and said command;

a UID recognition means for recognizing a UID and converting said UID into useful information;

a context collection means for sending said useful information, and sending a context-requesting instruction, wherein said context collection means can also handle said context sent by said GRC data transmission interface;

a context translation means for interpreting and transforming said context into a screen that can be displayed on said user interface; and

a GRC distributed computing means; and

at least one generic embedded controller (GEC), respectively installed on said at least one controlled target, wherein said at least one GEC matches with said GRC, and said at least one GEC further comprises;

a UID generating means for generating said UID;

a context generating means for generating said context, wherein said context records the related data of said at least one GEC and said GRC, and the control interface and method corresponding to said at least one GEC; and

a GEC distributed computing means for enabling the interoperability with said GRC via said data transmission device, and said GRC distributed computing means is used for enabling the interoperability with said at least one GEC via said data transmission device;

a GEC UID transmission interface for transmitting said UID; and

a GEC data transmission interface belonging to said data transmission device for transmitting said context and said command, wherein said command is executed by said at least one processor for controlling said at least one controlled target.

2. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein said UID generating means, said context generating means and said GEC distributed computing means are designed on an embedded operating system, and can be fabricated together with said GEC data transmission interface and said GEC UID transmission interface as a SIP (Silicon Intellectual Property) or a SOC (System On Chip) so as to be conveniently installed on said at least one controlled target or to be integrated with other SIPs.

3. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 2, wherein said SOC or said SIP can be formed as a device similar to a Set-Top box or a more powerful system chip, so as to be installed on said at least one controlled target.

4. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein said UID recognition means, said context collection means, said context translation means and said GRC distributed computing means belong to a GRC kernel, and can be designed on an embedded operating system, and can be fabricated as a SIP or a SOC.

5. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 4, wherein said GRC UID transmission interface and said GRC data transmission interface can be formed on said SOC or said SIP.

6. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein said UID is composed of said at least one controlled target'"'"'s ID and network address.

7. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein said context further comprises:

a method of encoding and compressing data; and

a digital signature.

8. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein said GEC UID transmission device and said GEC data transmission device can be the same one interface;

and said GRC UID transmission interface and said GRC data transmission interface can be the same other one interface.

9. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 1, wherein said user interface is a touch screen.

10. An autonomous and universal remote control scheme applied on an autonomous and universal remote control system comprising a GRC having a UID recognition means, a context collection means, a context translation means, a GRC distributed computing means, a GRC data transmission interface, a user interface and a GRC UID transmission interface;

and at least one GEC that is respectively installed on at least one controlled target and matches with said GRC, said at least one GEC having a UID generating means, a GEC distributed computing element, a context generating means;

a GEC data transmission interface; and

a GEC UID transmission interface, wherein said at least one controlled target has installed at least one processor thereon, said at least one processor and said GEC distributed computing means communicating signals with each other, said autonomous and universal remote control scheme comprising;

said at least one GEC publishing a UID, wherein said UID is published by said UID generating means, and transmitted via an UID transmission which is executed via said GEC UID transmission interface and said GRC UID transmission interface;

said GRC obtaining and recognizing said UID, wherein said GRC obtains said UID via said UID transmission interface, and said UID is recognized by said UID recognition means;

triggering said context collection means;

sending a context-requesting instruction, wherein said context-requesting instruction is sent from said context collection means to said GRC distributed computing means;

sending said context-requesting instruction via said GRC distributed computing means to said GRC data transmission interface;

performing a first data transmission to transmit said context-requesting instruction from said GRC data transmission interface to said GEC data transmission interface;

passing said context-requesting instruction to said GEC distributed computing means;

sending said context-requesting instruction via said GEC distributed computing means to said context generating means for generating a context;

sending said context to said GEC data transmission interface;

performing a second data transmission to transmit said context from said GEC data transmission interface to said GRC data transmission interface;

sending said context to said context collection means;

sending said context to said translation means for being interpreted and transformed into an information;

displaying said information, wherein said information is sent from said context translation means to said user interface for display;

generating and sending a command to said GRC distributed computing means, wherein said command is issued via said user interface;

sending said command to said GRC data transmission interface via said GRC distributed computing means;

performing a third data transmission to transmit said command from GRC data transmission interface to said GEC data transmission interface;

sending said command to said GEC distributed computing means;

sending said command to said at least one processor of said at least one controlled target for execution so as to control said at least one controlled target, wherein said at least one processor returns a response message;

sending said response message to said GEC data transmission interface via said GEC distributed computing means;

performing a fourth data transmission to transmit said response message from said GEC data transmission interface to said GRC data transmission interface;

sending said response message to said GRC distributed computing means; and

displaying said response message, wherein said reposnse message is sent from said GRC distributed computing means to said user interface for display.

11. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 10, wherein said UID generating means, said context generating means and said GEC distributed computing means are designed on an embedded operating system, and can be fabricated together with said GEC data transmission interface and said GEC UID transmission interface as a SIP or a SOC so as to be conveniently installed on said at least one controlled target or to be integrated with other SIPs.

12. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 11, wherein said SOC or said SIP can be formed as a device similar to a Set-Top box or a more powerful system chip, so as to be installed on said at least one controlled target.

13. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 10, wherein said UID recognition means, said context collection means, said context translation means and said GRC distributed computing means belong to a GRC kernel, and can be designed on an embedded operating system, and can be fabricated as a SIP or a SOC.

14. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 13, wherein said GRC UID transmission interface and said GRC data transmission interface can be formed on said SOC or said SIP.

15. The autonomous and universal remote control scheme of claim 10, wherein said UID is composed of said at least one controlled target'"'"'s ID and network address.

16. The autonomous and universal remote control scheme of claim 10, wherein said context further comprises:

a method of encoding and compressing data; and

a digital signature.

17. The autonomous and universal remote control scheme of claim 10, wherein said user interface is a touch screen.

18. The autonomous and universal remote control system of claim 10, wherein said GEC UID transmission device and said GEC data transmission device can be the same one interface;

and said GRC UID transmission interface and said GRC data transmission interface can be the same other one interface.