Remote controlled system with computer-based remote control facilitator
First Claim
1. A remote controlled system comprising:
- a remote controller; and
a general-purpose computer coupled to communicate with the remote controller and a controlled device to facilitate remote control of the controlled device by the remote controller.
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Abstract
A remote controlled system employs a computer-based remote control facilitator to facilitate remote control of a controlled device from a non-dedicated remote controller. The computer facilitator is coupled to the remote controller and controlled device via a wireless or wire-based network. The computer facilitator runs an application that corresponds to the controlled device. Neither the remote controller nor the controlled device need have any awareness of the other, or any knowledge as to how to communicate with one another. The computer tells the remote controller what options to present to a user and translates the selection entered by the user into a command that is sent to the controlled device.
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33 Claims
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1. A remote controlled system comprising:
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a remote controller; and
a general-purpose computer coupled to communicate with the remote controller and a controlled device to facilitate remote control of the controlled device by the remote controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remote controlled system comprising:
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a first device having a user interface (UI); and
a facilitator communicatively coupled to the first and a second device to facilitate remote control of the second device by the first device, the facilitator providing UI information to the first device that may be used by a user to enter control data for controlling the second device to perform an action, the facilitator translating the control data received from the first device into commands that are sent to the second device to effectuate the action intended by the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A clock radio comprising:
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a clock;
a user interface (UI) to enable user input;
one or more speakers; and
a general-purpose computer, remote from but communicatively coupled to the UI and speakers, to facilitate remote control of the speakers by the UI. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer, comprising:
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one or more processors;
computer-readable media including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computer to;
send information to a first device to configure a display means in the first device to display information related to the control of a second device;
receive from the first device control data for controlling the second device;
convert the received control data into control commands for the second device; and
send the control commands to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a remote controller having a user interface (UI); and
a general-purpose computer in communication with the remote controller; and
computer-readable media including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the general-purpose computer, cause the general-purpose computer to;
receive from the remote controller information defining operational parameters of the UI;
send information to the remote controller to configure the UI to display information related to the control of a controlled device and to receive user input for the control of the controlled device;
receive from the remote controller data for controlling the controlled device; and
send control commands to the controlled device, the control commands being based on the received control data. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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means for sending information to configure a user interface (UI) in a first wireless device;
means for receiving from the first wireless device control data for controlling a second wireless device, the control data being based on user interaction with the UI of the first wireless device; and
means for sending control commands to the second wireless device, the control commands being based on the received control data.
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