Communication control systems and methods

• US 20100165215A1
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Youngtack Shim
• Original Assignee: Youngtack Shim
• Inventors: Shim, Youngtack
• Application Number:
  US12/318,536
• Publication Number:
  US 20100165215A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/734
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42224 Touch pad or touch panel provided on the remote control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to various communication control systems capable of controlling operations of their target modules with their control modules. More particularly, the present invention relates various communication control systems including control modules and target modules and capable of controlling various operations of the target models with the control modules wirelessly. To this end, the control and target modules are preferably provided with various transmitters as well as receivers for receiving user inputs by the control modules, converting the user inputs to command signals, transmitting the command signals to the target modules, and then controlling the operations of the target module accordingly. The present invention also relates to various methods of controlling the operations of the target modules of the communication control systems with the control modules of the system wirelessly and various methods of receiving the user inputs, converting the user inputs to the command signals, transmitting the command signals to the target modules, and recognizing the signals by the target modules. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing such communication systems and various control and target modules thereof.

Claims

1. A communication control system for wirelessly controlling its operations comprising:

at least one control module which is configured to acquire at least one of an audio information, a video information, and a text information, and to include therein at least one first transmitter, at least one second transmitter, and at least one input unit, wherein said first transmitter is configured to emit first waves defining first frequencies and carrying therealong at least one of said informations and to perform wireless transmission of said first waves to a different control module of a third party one of directly and through a communication provider, wherein said input unit is configured to acquire at least one command signal related to said operations from an user, and wherein said second transmitter is configured to emit second waves defining second frequencies and carrying therealong said command signal and to wirelessly transmit said second waves; and

at least one target module which is configured to be disposed away from said control module, to perform said operations not including said transmission, and to include therein at least one receiver which is configured to receive said second waves and then to extract said command signal from said second waves, whereby said target module performs at least one of said operations only designated by said command signal.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said control module is one of a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a PDA, and a portable wireless communication device capable of performing said transmission.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said target module is one of a display device of at least one of said informations, a replay device of said audio information, a storage device of at least one of said informations, and a processing device of said informations.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said first frequencies are lower than said second frequencies.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said first frequencies fall within ranges of at least one of radio waves and microwaves and wherein said second frequencies fall within ranges of infrared waves.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said input unit is configured to include therein at least one of a plurality of keys, at least one touch screen, and at least one display, wherein each of at least two of said keys is configured to receive an user input, wherein said touch screen forms thereon a plurality of portions each of at least two of which is configured to receive said user input, and wherein said display is configured to display a plurality of icons each of which is configured to correspond to said user input when selected thereby.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said input unit is configured to acquire at least one first user input provided by an user and related to said transmission in a first occasion and to acquire a second user input issued by said user but including at least one command signal related to said operations in a second occasion and wherein said second transmitter is configured to emit second waves defining second frequencies and carrying therealong said command signal and then to wirelessly transmit said second waves.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein said control module includes at least one first input unit and at least one second input unit in different portions thereof, wherein said first input unit is configured to receive a first user input provided by an user and related to said transmission, wherein said second input unit is configured to acquire a second user input including at least one command signal related to said operations and provided by said user, and wherein said second transmitter is configured to emit second waves defining second frequencies and carrying therealong said command signal, and then to wirelessly transmit said second waves.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein said control module includes at least one first input unit and at least one second input unit, wherein at least a portion of said first input unit is also configured to form at least a portion of said second input unit, wherein said first input unit is configured to receive a first user input issued by said user and related to said transmission, wherein said second input unit is also configured to acquire a second user input provided by said user but including at least one command signal related to said operations, and wherein said second transmitter is configured to emit second waves which have second frequencies and carry therealong said command signal and to wirelessly transmit said second waves.

10. A communication control system for wirelessly controlling its operations comprising:

at least one control module which is configured to acquire at least one of an audio information, a video information, and a text information and to include therein at least one input unit and at least one first transmitter, wherein said input unit is configured to acquire at least one command signal related to said operations and issued by an user, wherein said first transmitter is configured to emit first waves which define first frequencies and carry therealong at least one of said informations, and to perform wireless transmission of said first waves to a different control module of a third party one of directly and through a communication provider in a first occasion, and wherein said first transmitter is further configured to wirelessly transmit said first waves which define said first frequencies but carry said command signal therealong in a second occasion; and

at least one target module which is configured to be disposed away from said control module, to perform said operations not including said transmission, and to extract said command signal from said first waves, whereby said target module is configured to perform at least one of said operations only designated by said command signal.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said target module is configured to also include at least one receiver which is configured to receive said first waves in said second occasion and to extract said command signal from said first waves.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said target module is configured to also include at least one receiver and at least one converter, wherein said receiver is configured to receive said first waves and wherein said converter is configured to operatively couple with said receiver and to convert said first waves into second waves defining second frequencies in said second occasion.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said input unit is configured to include therein at least one of a plurality of keys, at least one touch screen, and at least one display, wherein each of at least two of said keys is configured to receive an user input, wherein said touch screen forms thereon a plurality of portions each of at least two of which is configured to receive said user input, and wherein said display is configured to display a plurality of icons each of which is configured to correspond to said user input when selected thereby.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said input unit is configured to acquire at least one first user input provided by an user and related to said transmission in a first occasion and to acquire a second user input issued by said user but including at least one command signal related to said operations in a second occasion and wherein said second transmitter is configured to emit second waves defining second frequencies and carrying therealong said command signal and then to wirelessly transmit said second waves.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein said control module includes at least one first input unit and at least one second input unit in different portions thereof, wherein said first input unit is configured to receive a first user input provided by an user and related to said transmission, wherein said second input unit is configured to acquire a second user input including at least one command signal related to said operations and provided by said user, and wherein said second transmitter is configured to emit second waves defining second frequencies and carrying therealong said command signal, and then to wirelessly transmit said second waves.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein said control module includes at least one first input unit and at least one second input unit, wherein at least a portion of said first input unit is also configured to form at least a portion of said second input unit, wherein said first input unit is configured to receive a first user input issued by said user and related to said transmission, wherein said second input unit is also configured to acquire a second user input provided by said user but including at least one command signal related to said operations, and wherein said second transmitter is configured to emit second waves which have second frequencies and carry therealong said command signal and to wirelessly transmit said second waves.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein said control module includes one of a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a PDA, and a portable wireless communication device for performing said transmission.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein said target module is one of a display device of at least one of said informations, a replay device of said audio information, a storage device of at least one of said informations, and a processing device of said informations.

20. The system of claim 10, wherein said target module is one of a display device of at least one of said informations, a replay device of said audio information, a storage device of at least one of said informations, and a processing device of said informations.

19. A communication control system which includes therein at least one target module and at least one wireless communication device and which is also capable of wirelessly controlling operations of said target module by said device, wherein said device is configured to acquire at least one of a text information, an audio information, and a video information and to incorporate thereinto at least one first transmitter which is configured to emit first waves defining first frequencies and carrying therealong at least one of said informations and to perform wireless transmission of said first waves to a third party one of directly and through a communication provider and wherein said device is one of a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a PDA, and a portable wireless communication device capable of performing said transmission, said system comprising:

at least one input unit which is incorporated into said device and configured to acquire at least one command signal related to said operations and provided by said user;

at least one second transmitter which is disposed in said device and configured to generate second waves defining second frequencies and carrying therealong said command signal and to also wirelessly transmit said second waves to said target module; and

at least one receiver which is disposed in said target module disposed away from said device while performing said operations excluding said transmission and which is configured to receive said second waves and to extract said command signal from said second waves,

whereby said target module performs at least one of said operations only designated by said command signal.