SYSTEM FOR TRIGGERING TERMINALS
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Abstract
A method and a system are proposed, wherein all the terminals of a physical unit and a control appliance are connected to a physically separate control center via a base terminal appliance. This control center has the base terminal appliances of further physical units connected to it. In addition, the control center has producers connected to it which manufacture the terminals or supply services for the terminals or types of terminals. To actuate the terminals, provision is made for selection processes which are input on the control appliance to be conveyed via the control center to the producers of the appliances, from where the control signals produced there are supplied via the control center to the relevant terminals. There is thus no direct connection made between a type of remote control and the appliance controlled by it.
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110 Claims
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85. A system for actuation or control of actuatable terminals, comprising:
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at least one terminal which has an interface for receiving control signals and for submitting status information; at least one input device for inputting information or instructions; at least one indicator device for displaying information; at least one base terminal appliance, which is connected to the at least one terminal, to the at least one input device and to the at least one indicator device; and a control center which is connected to the base appliance, receives information from the base appliance and supplies control signals to the base appliance for forwarding to the at least one terminal; wherein the control center is operable to individually address and distinguish two or more connected base terminal appliances. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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101. A method for actuation or control of electronically actuatable terminals using at least one input device comprising:
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receiving at a control center identification of a terminal, the identification based on a manufacturer of the terminal and a type descriptor of the terminal; forwarding the identification of the terminal to a possible producer of the terminal; receiving actuation or control information or control commands which is possible for the terminal from one or more producers; and providing the information or control commands obtained from the producers to an indicator device or to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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108. A method for rating electronically actuatable terminals or producers of and for terminals using at least one input device comprising:
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receiving identifications for each terminal of a local unit; forwarding an identification for a first terminal to at least one producer which is possible in connection with the first terminal; receiving an actuation or control information relevant to the first terminal, control commands or other services to the control center; providing the articles obtained from the producers to an indicator device; providing a rating facility for the articles displayed on the indicator device; receiving a user selection of an assessment; and storing the assessment, the articles, and an explicit anonymous person identification for the user in a database.
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109. A method for rating terminals or producers, comprising:
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receiving user identification from a user using a personal identification means; providing for display the selection of articles which are to be rated to the user on an indicator device; receiving a user selection of a first article to be assessed by the user using an input device; providing the user with the rating stages which are possible for the article on the indicator device in response to receiving the user selection; receiving a user selection of an appropriate rating stage; and storing an assessment of the article and an explicit anonymous person identification for the user in a database. - View Dependent Claims (110)
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