DEVICE CONTROL INTERFACE CABLE AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A system for interfacing with a controllable device, the system comprising:
- a device interface cable assembly;
a controllable device communicatively coupled to the device interface cable assembly; and
an external control system communicatively coupled through the device interface cable assembly to the controllable device, wherein;
the external control system is configured to send a plurality of command messages to the controllable device; and
the external control system is configured to receive a plurality of status messages from the controllable device.
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Abstract
Methods and implementations of using a device interface cable assembly are described herein. In some examples, a modular cable and device interface cable assembly may connect a control system such as a home automation control system to a device control port on a device such as a television. A controller device may use the device interface cable assembly and modular cable to send or receive commands and status messages to or from a remote device. Customized commands may provide direct access to all of the functionality in the remote device, and may avoid the need to navigate a series of menus on the remote device. The modular cable and device interface cable assembly may provide two-way communication between the control system and the remote device. Two-way communication may include verification of command message or gestures, or may include retrieval of remote device status information.
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1. A system for interfacing with a controllable device, the system comprising:
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a device interface cable assembly; a controllable device communicatively coupled to the device interface cable assembly; and an external control system communicatively coupled through the device interface cable assembly to the controllable device, wherein; the external control system is configured to send a plurality of command messages to the controllable device; and the external control system is configured to receive a plurality of status messages from the controllable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device interface cable assembly, the device comprising:
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a modular connector; a device barrel connector; and a device cable including at least three conductive wires disposed between the modular connector and the device barrel connector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of using a device interface cable assembly, the method comprising:
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sending a command from an external control system though a device interface cable assembly to a controllable device, wherein the device interface cable assembly includes; a modular connector; a device barrel connector; and a device cable including at least three conductive wires disposed between the modular connector and the device barrel connector. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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