CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A control device comprising:
- a local control interface adapted to receive local control data from a local controller upon establishment of a physical contact between the control device and the local controller;
a distant control interface adapted to receive distant control data from a distant controller upon establishment of a communication link between the control device and the distant controller;
a control arrangement adapted to define, on the basis of local control data, a transformation of distant control data into a physical control signal for a controllable object.
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Abstract
A control device (102) receives local control data (118) from a local controller (103) upon establishment of a physical contact (106) between the control device (102) and the local controller (103). The control device (102) receives distant control data (115) from a distant controller (104) upon establishment of a communication link (107) between the control device (102) and the distant controller (104). The control device (102) defines, on the basis of local control data (118), a transformation of distant control data (115) into a physical control signal (120) for a controllable object (101). A local user who has physically access to the control device (102) can thus impose restrictions on control actions that a distant user may carry out with respect to the controllable object (101).
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13 Claims
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1. A control device comprising:
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a local control interface adapted to receive local control data from a local controller upon establishment of a physical contact between the control device and the local controller; a distant control interface adapted to receive distant control data from a distant controller upon establishment of a communication link between the control device and the distant controller; a control arrangement adapted to define, on the basis of local control data, a transformation of distant control data into a physical control signal for a controllable object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a controllable object using a control device, the method comprising:
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a local control data reception step in which the control device receives local control data from a local controller upon establishment of a physical contact between the control device and the local controller; a distant control data reception step in which the control device receives distant control data from a distant controller upon establishment of a communication link between the control device and the distant controller; a control definition step in which the control device defines, on the basis of local control data, a transformation of distant control data into a physical control signal for a controllable object; and a control execution step in which the control device applies the transformation to distant control data that has been received so as to generate the physical control signal. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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