TRANSCODER APPARATUS AND METHODS
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1. An apparatus operable to perform the combined functions of a remote control encoder and decoder.
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods, systems and devices including encoders and decoders are disclosed.
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65 Claims
- 1. An apparatus operable to perform the combined functions of a remote control encoder and decoder.
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- 14. A transcoder operable to function as an encoder and decoder, the transcoder comprising one or more status line inputs and status line outputs, the transcoder operable to target another transcoder so that only a targeted transcoder will respond to a command transmission.
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20. A method of operating a system comprising a first transcoder and a second transcoder, each of the first transcoder and second transcoder operable to function as an encoder and decoder, each of the first transcoder and second transcoder comprising a memory, one or more status I/O lines, a data transmission I/O line, each of the first transcoder and second transcoder being operable to generate a command data packet representative of electrical states of the status line inputs, the method comprising:
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recording the electrical state of first status I/O lines that are programmed to be status line inputs as binary data; combining the binary data with a unique identifier to form a command data packet; and encoding the command data packet for security such that only another transcoder that is provided with a correct means is able to decode and validate the binary data contained in the command data packet. - View Dependent Claims (21, 23, 24, 30, 31, 33, 65)
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