Apparatus and method for networked remote control
First Claim
1. Apparatus for enabling remote control of an appliance by use of a network, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a wireless receiver and transmitter for receiving a remote control command signal from a remote control unit in a non-network format;
(b) a processor for encoding the remote control command into a network protocol and sending the encoded remote control command over the network to the appliance.
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Abstract
Apparatus is disclosed for enabling remote control of an appliance by use of a network. The apparatus comprises a wireless receiver and transmitter for receiving a remote control command signal from a remote control unit in a non-network format; and a processor for encoding the remote control command into a network protocol and sending the encoded remote control command over the network to the appliance. The remote control unit is an infrared remote control unit, and the wireless receiver and transmitter is an infrared receiver and transmitter. The apparatus is integral with a fitting for an electrical appliance and the network is an electrical supply network.
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27 Claims
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1. Apparatus for enabling remote control of an appliance by use of a network, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a wireless receiver and transmitter for receiving a remote control command signal from a remote control unit in a non-network format;
(b) a processor for encoding the remote control command into a network protocol and sending the encoded remote control command over the network to the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 19)
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12. Apparatus for reproduction of a data stream sent to the apparatus by an appliance by use of a network, the apparatus comprising:
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(a) a processor for receiving and decoding the data stream into a reproducible format and sending the decoded data stream to an output (b) the output being for enabling the reproduction of the reproducible format of the data stream;
(c) the data stream and the appliance being able to be remotely controlled by a remote control. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A method of remotely controlling an appliance over a network by use of an apparatus, the method comprising:
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(a) sending a remote control signal to a receiver and transmitter of the apparatus, the remote control signal being in a non-network format;
(b) the receiver and transmitter sending the remote control signal to a processor of the apparatus;
(c) encoding the remote control signal into a network format in a processor; and
(d) sending the encoded remote control signal to the appliance over the network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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