Entertainment Control System and Related Methods
First Claim
1. A control system comprising:
- a first unit comprising;
a command input configured to receive one or more commands from one or more command devices of a command device array; and
a first transceiver configured to transmit one or more encoded commands;
anda second unit comprising;
a second transceiver configured to receive the one or more encoded commands from the first transceiver; and
a command output configured to output one or more decoded commands to a content source array;
wherein;
the first and second units are separate from each other;
the one or more encoded commands correspond to the one or more commands;
the one or more decoded commands correspond to the one or more encoded commands; and
the content source array comprises one or more content sources.
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Abstract
In some examples, a control system comprises a first unit and a second unit. The first unit comprises a command input configured to receive one or more commands from one or more command devices of a command device array, and a first transceiver configured to transmit one or more encoded commands. The second unit second unit comprises a second transceiver configured to receive the one or more encoded commands from the first transceiver, and a command output configured to output one or more decoded commands to a content source array. The first and second units are separate from each other. The one or more encoded commands correspond to the one or more commands, the one or more decoded commands correspond to the one or more encoded commands, and the content source array comprises one or more content sources. Other examples and related methods are described herein.
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28 Claims
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1. A control system comprising:
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a first unit comprising; a command input configured to receive one or more commands from one or more command devices of a command device array; and a first transceiver configured to transmit one or more encoded commands; and a second unit comprising; a second transceiver configured to receive the one or more encoded commands from the first transceiver; and a command output configured to output one or more decoded commands to a content source array; wherein; the first and second units are separate from each other; the one or more encoded commands correspond to the one or more commands; the one or more decoded commands correspond to the one or more encoded commands; and the content source array comprises one or more content sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A control system comprising:
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a first unit comprising; a command input configured to receive one or more original commands from one or more command devices; a first processing module coupled to the command input and comprising at least one of; a first signal processor to encode the one or more original commands into one or more encoded commands;
ora first microcontroller to packetize the one or more encoded commands for RF transmission; a first transceiver coupled to the first processing module to; transmit the one or more encoded commands via RF command signals; and receive a content stream via RF content signals; and a content output coupled between the first transceiver and a monitor to feed the content stream derived from the RF content signals to the monitor; and a second unit comprising; one or more content source inputs configured to be coupled to one or more content sources and to receive the content stream from the one or more content sources; a second transceiver configured to; receive the one or more encoded commands via the RF signals from the first transceiver; and transmit the content stream to the first transceiver via the RF content signals; a second processing module coupled to the second transceiver and comprising at least one of; a second microcontroller to de-packetize the one or more encoded commands packetized by the first microcontroller;
ora second signal processor to decode the one or more encoded commands into one or more decoded commands that mimic the one or more original commands received by the command input of the first unit; and a command output coupled to the second processing module to output the one or more decoded commands to the one or more content sources; wherein the first and second units are separate from each other. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for providing a control system, the method comprising:
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providing a first unit to; receive one or more original commands from one or more command devices; encode the one or more original commands into one or more encoded commands; and transmit the one or more encoded commands; and providing a second unit to; receive the one or more encoded commands from the first unit; reconstruct the one or more original commands as one or more decoded commands based on the one or more encoded commands; and control with the one or more decoded commands one or more content sources coupled to the second unit; wherein the first and second units are separate from each other. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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