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Device control apparatus and method

  • US 20050022244A1
  • Filed: 05/14/2004
  • Published: 01/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for distributing media content from a hardware input device to a hardware output device, located remotely from each other, in a home network, the apparatus comprising:

  • a. a control unit receiving a user input and converting it to a control signal;

    b. an encoder device coupled to the input device and receiving the control signal; and

    c. a decoder device coupled to the output device and receiving the control signal;

    wherein the encoder device digitally encodes an analog signal from the input device and transmits the encoded signal over the network to the decoder device, and wherein the decoder device translates the encoded signal into a decoded signal suitable for the output device.

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