Device and method of communication by infrared between a user and a remotely controllable apparatus
First Claim
1. A device for interfacing between a user and a programmable apparatus which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation, comprising:
- a box of small size including a) data storage means, b) means for remote control of the apparatus including means for transmitting infrared signals on the basis of data stored in said data storage means, and c) means for communicating with an external unit for programming said means for remote control, said means for communicating comprising infrared signal reception means and at least one individual sensor actuatable by the user and capable of triggering a transmission of infrared signals for remotely controlling the apparatus;
wherein said means for remote control comprise (i) first processing means for processing infrared signals corresponding to the programmable apparatus, said first processing means being configured so as to code said infrared signals into ASCII and then to store said infrared signals in a read/write memory and so as to process said infrared signals thus coded and the data stored in said data storage means in order to carry out at least in part a specified application with said apparatus; and
wherein the individual sensor actuatable by the user is configured so as to trigger the transmission of the infrared signals for remote control of the apparatus from said first processing means, so that said specified application is at least partly carried out.
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Abstract
A device (1) and process providing an interface between a user (2) and an apparatus (3) which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation (4). The device includes an infrared signal reception device (16) and at least one series connection (18) as well as a device which process infrared signals corresponding to the programmable apparatus, can code in ASCII and then store the infrared signals in a read-write memory (20) and process the signals coded in this way and/or stored data in order to carry out a specification application. The device also includes at least one individual sensitive sensor which can be actuated by the user and can trigger the emission of the infrared signals for the remote control of the apparatus from the processing device such that the specific application is carried out at least in part.
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18 Claims
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1. A device for interfacing between a user and a programmable apparatus which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation, comprising:
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a box of small size including a) data storage means, b) means for remote control of the apparatus including means for transmitting infrared signals on the basis of data stored in said data storage means, and c) means for communicating with an external unit for programming said means for remote control, said means for communicating comprising infrared signal reception means and at least one individual sensor actuatable by the user and capable of triggering a transmission of infrared signals for remotely controlling the apparatus;
wherein said means for remote control comprise (i) first processing means for processing infrared signals corresponding to the programmable apparatus, said first processing means being configured so as to code said infrared signals into ASCII and then to store said infrared signals in a read/write memory and so as to process said infrared signals thus coded and the data stored in said data storage means in order to carry out at least in part a specified application with said apparatus; and
wherein the individual sensor actuatable by the user is configured so as to trigger the transmission of the infrared signals for remote control of the apparatus from said first processing means, so that said specified application is at least partly carried out. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An interactive system for communication by infrared radiation between a user and a remotely controllable apparatus so as to carry out a specified application, comprising:
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a first device including a) interfacing means for one of visual or sound interfacing with the user, and b) at least one sensor actuatable by the user and capable of triggering a transmission of infrared signals for the remotely controllable apparatus, a second device for transmitting and receiving infrared signals, said second device being associated with the remotely controllable apparatus in which at least in part the specified application is stored, wherein said first device further includes a) transmitting means for transmitting infrared signals corresponding to control instructions for the controllable apparatus on the basis of an actuation of the at least one sensor, and b) receiving means for receiving and processing infrared signals transmitted by the second device, which infrared signals from the second device are capable of controlling the interfacing means, c) first processing means configured so as to code into ASCII, and to store, the infrared signals corresponding to the control instructions for controlling the remotely controllable apparatus, wherein said second device includes a second processing means for receiving the infrared signals corresponding to the control instructions for controlling the remotely controllable apparatus from the transmitting means and for issuing associated commands to the remotely controllable apparatus, and for transmitting infrared signals corresponding to the control instructions for controlling the interfacing means of the first device, as a function of the specified application. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of communication between a user and an apparatus which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation via a programmable interfacing device, comprising the steps of:
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providing the device with a box associated with several individual sensors located some distance from said box and connecting the respective sensors to the box in a removable manner, coding infrared signals corresponding to the remotely controllable apparatus into ASCII and storing said signals thus coded in a memory of the device, storing control instructions for control of the apparatus corresponding to a specified application in a memory of the device, associating with each sensor a transmission by the device of infrared signals corresponding to said control instructions, and controlling said infrared transmission via one of more actions by the user on one or more of said sensors, so that said specified application is carried out. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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15. A method of communication between a user and an apparatus which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation so as to carry out a specified application, including (a) a first device having (i) interfacing means and (ii) at least one sensor actuatable by the user and capable of triggering a transmission of infrared signals for remote control of the apparatus, and (b) a second device for transmitting and receiving infrared signals and which is connected to the remotely controllable apparatus, and wherein said remotely controllable apparatus includes at least in part instructions relating to said specified application, the method comprising the steps of:
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coding the infrared signals corresponding to instructions for controlling the remotely controllable apparatus into ASCII and storing said signals thus coded, associating the transmission by the first device of the infrared signals corresponding to said control instructions with each sensor of the first device, coding the infrared signals corresponding to the instructions for controlling the interfacing means of the first device into ASCII and storing said signals thus coded;
controlling the infrared transmission of the first device to the second device connected to the remotely controllable apparatus, via one or more actions by the user on one of more of said sensors, carrying out at least one step of the specified application on the basis of the infrared signals transmitted by the first device and received by the second device, and controlling the transmission by the second device of the infrared signals corresponding to the instructions for controlling the interfacing means of the first device.
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16. A method of communication between a user and an apparatus which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation so as to carry out a specified application, including (a) a first device having (i) interfacing means and (ii) at least one sensor actuatable by the user and capable of triggering a transmission of infrared signals for remote control of the apparatus, and a second device for transmitting and receiving infrared signals and which is connected to the remotely controllable apparatus, wherein said remotely controllable apparatus includes at least in part instructions relating to said specified application, the infrared signals corresponding to the instructions for controlling the remotely controllable apparatus having been coded into ASCII in a memory, wherein each sensor is associated with the transmission by the first device of infrared signals corresponding to said control instructions, and wherein the infrared signals corresponding to the instructions for controlling the interfacing means of the first device have been coded and stored in a memory, the method comprising the steps of:
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controlling the infrared transmission of the first device to the second device which is associated with the remotely controllable apparatus, via one or more actions by the user on one or more of said sensors, carrying out at least one step of the specified application on the basis of the infrared signals transmitted by the first device and received by the second device, controlling the transmission by the second device of the infrared signals corresponding to the instructions for controlling the interfacing means of the first device, and repeating said steps iteratively so as to carry out said specified application in whole or in part.
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