APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR A REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A remote control system configured for controlling a set of consumer-electronic devices comprising:
- a first network includes a router configured to receive packetized remote control codes transmitted to the router in a first format, wherein the first network is configured for communication via the first format; and
a second network includes;
a translator communicatively coupled to the router via a network link, wherein the translator is configured to receive the packetized remote control codes from the router in the first format and translate the remote control codes from the first format to a set of second formats, wherein the second network is configured for communication via the set of second formats; and
a blaster communicatively coupled to the translator and configured to received the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats and transmit the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats to a set of consumer-electronic devices to control the set of consumer-electronic devices.
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Abstract
A remote control system includes a first network configured for communication via a first format. The first network includes a router configured to receive packetized remote control codes transmitted to the router in the first format. The remote control system further includes a second network configured for communication via a set of second formats. The second network includes a translator communicatively coupled to the router via a network link The translator is configured to receive the packetized remote control codes from the router in the first format and translate the remote control codes from the first format to a set of second formats. The second network further includes a blaster communicatively coupled to the translator. The blaster is configured to received the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats and transmit the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats to a set of consumer-electronic devices.
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41 Claims
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1. A remote control system configured for controlling a set of consumer-electronic devices comprising:
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a first network includes a router configured to receive packetized remote control codes transmitted to the router in a first format, wherein the first network is configured for communication via the first format; and a second network includes; a translator communicatively coupled to the router via a network link, wherein the translator is configured to receive the packetized remote control codes from the router in the first format and translate the remote control codes from the first format to a set of second formats, wherein the second network is configured for communication via the set of second formats; and a blaster communicatively coupled to the translator and configured to received the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats and transmit the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats to a set of consumer-electronic devices to control the set of consumer-electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A remote control system configured for controlling a set of consumer-electronic devices comprising:
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a router configured to receive packetized remote control codes transmitted to the router in a first format; a translator communicatively connected to the router via a network connection, wherein the translator is configured to receive the packetized remote control codes from the router in the first format and transmit the packetized remote control codes in a radio frequency (RF) broadcast in a second format; and a blaster, wherein the blaster is configured to received the packetized remote control codes in the RF broadcast, extract the remote control codes from the packetized remote control codes, and transmit the remote control codes in IR to a set of consumer-electronic devices to control the set of consumer-electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A combined translator-blaster device configured to control a set of consumer electronic devices comprising:
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a network interface controller configured to receive packetized remote control codes from a router on a first network via a network link, wherein the packetize remote control codes are in a first format; a non volatile memory; a control signal transmitter configured to transmit the packetized remote control codes in the set of second formats to the set of consumer-electronic devices; and a microprocessor connected to the network interface controller to receive information from the first network and transmit information to the first network, the microprocessor also being connected to the non volatile memory , the microprocessor also being connected to the control signal transmitter to transmit the packetized remote control codes to the set of consumer-electronic devices and the microprocessor being responsive to information received from the first network to cause the control signal transmitter to transmit the packetized remote control codes to the set of consumer-electronic devices to alter the state of the set of consumer-electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A remote control system configured for controlling a set of consumer-electronic devices comprising:
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a first network, which includes a router configured to receive a first set of packetized remote control codes transmitted to the router in a first format from a first set of portable devices, wherein the first network is configured for communication via the first format; a second network, which includes a second set of portable devices, wherein the second network is configured for communication via a second format, wherein each portable device in the second set of portable devices is configured to wirelessly communicate in the second format; and a third network, which includes a combined translator-blaster device communicatively linked to the router via a network link and communicatively linked with the second set of portable devices, wherein the third network is configured for communication via the set of third formats, wherein the combined translator-blaster device is configured to receive the first set of packetized remote control codes from the router in the first format and translate the first set of remote control codes from the first format to a set of third formats, and transmit the first set of packetized remote control codes in the set of third formats to a set of consumer-electronic devices to control the set of consumer-electronic devices, and wherein the combined translator-blaster device is configured to receive a second set of packetized remote control codes from the second set of portable devices in the second format, translate the remote control codes from the second format to the set of third formats, and transmit the second set of packetized remote control codes in the set of third formats to the set of consumer-electronic devices to control the set of consumer-electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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