Remote Control System
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1. A control hub comprising:
- one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit instructions to a plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; and
a processor operatively coupled with the one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to, for each instruction;
identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction;
translate the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and
send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms.
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Abstract
A control hub and method of operating the control hub are presented. The hub/method receives instructions remotely, and for each instruction, identifies one of a plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction, translates the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances, and sends the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of one or more communication mechanisms of the control hub.
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1. A control hub comprising:
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one or more communication mechanisms configured to transmit instructions to a plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; and a processor operatively coupled with the one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to, for each instruction; identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translate the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A control hub comprising:
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a Wi-Fi communication mechanism configured to wirelessly transmit instructions to a plurality of appliances; and a processor operatively coupled with the Wi-Fi communication mechanism, wherein the processor is programmed to for each instruction; identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translate each of the instruction into a machine accessible code (MAC) format readable to at least one of the plurality of appliances; and wirelessly send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via the Wi-Fi communication mechanism.
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17. A control hub comprising:
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an interface; one or more communication mechanisms configured to wirelessly transmit instructions to a plurality of appliances in a plurality of modalities; and a processor operatively coupled with the interface and one or more communication mechanisms, wherein the processor is programmed to receive instructions through the interface from a PDA located remotely from the central hub and for each instruction; identify one of the plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translate each of the instruction into a machine accessible code (MAC) format readable to at least one of the plurality of appliances; and send the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of the one or more communication mechanisms. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of operating a control hub comprising:
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receiving instructions remotely; and for each instruction of the instructions received remotely; identifying, using a processor, one of a plurality of appliances as an intended recipient of the instruction; translating, by the processor, the instruction into a format readable to the one of the plurality of appliances; and wirelessly sending the translated instruction to the one of the plurality of appliances identified as the intended recipient of the instruction via one of one or more communication mechanisms of the control hub. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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