Method for the management of commands within a communication network, corresponding control device, computer program product and storage means
First Claim
1. A method for the management of commands coming from a remote-control device in a communications network comprising a plurality of devices, the method comprising the following steps implemented in a control device connected to a display device:
- receiving a first predetermined command signal for the execution of a function to be applied to the multimedia content displayed on the display device and coming from a source device for which a connection with the display device is set up;
determining the source device in the communications network;
verifying the function-executing capacity of the source device;
in the event of positive verification, sending the command for execution of the function to the source device;
in the event of negative verification, determining at least one device of the network capable of executing the function, and selecting a device of the network to execute the function.
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Abstract
A method for the management of commands coming from a remote-control device in a communications network comprising a plurality of devices comprises the following steps implemented in a control device connected to a display device: the reception of a first predetermined command signal for the execution of a function to be applied to the multimedia content displayed on the display device and coming from a source device for which a connection with the display device is set up; the determining of the source device in the communications network; the verification of the function-executing capacity of the source device; in the event of positive verification, the sending of the command for execution of the function to the source device; in the event of negative verification, the determining of at least one device of the network capable of executing the function; and the selection of a device of the network to execute the function.
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1. A method for the management of commands coming from a remote-control device in a communications network comprising a plurality of devices, the method comprising the following steps implemented in a control device connected to a display device:
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receiving a first predetermined command signal for the execution of a function to be applied to the multimedia content displayed on the display device and coming from a source device for which a connection with the display device is set up;
determining the source device in the communications network;
verifying the function-executing capacity of the source device;
in the event of positive verification, sending the command for execution of the function to the source device;
in the event of negative verification, determining at least one device of the network capable of executing the function, and selecting a device of the network to execute the function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 29, 30)
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16. A control device connected to a display device and included in a communications network comprising a plurality of devices, the device comprising:
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means for receiving a first predetermined command signal for the execution of a function to be applied to the multimedia content displayed on the display device and coming from a source device for which a connection with the display device is set up;
means for determining the source device in the communications network;
means for verifying the function-executing capacity of the source device;
means for sending the command for execution of the function to the source device, said sending means being activated in the event of positive verification by the verification means;
means for determining at least one device of the network capable of executing the function; and
means for selecting a device of the network to execute the function, said determining and selection means being activated in the event of negative verification by the verification means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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