Controlling a home electronics system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a home electronics system comprising a plurality of components, the method being managed independently of a user and invoked on receipt of a command, the method comprising the steps of:
- sensing an operative component in the system;
adapting the command to produce at least one substitute command in dependence on the operative component; and
for each substitute command, communicating the substitute command to a component in the system, said component being operable to respond to the substitute command.
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Abstract
In an apparatus (200) arranged to control a home electronics system, the apparatus being managed independently of a user, the apparatus includes a data processing unit (CPU (204), Program ROM (208) and RAM (210)), a first communications port (202) operable to receive a command, a second communications port (216) operable to receive a signal indicating an operative component in the system, and a third communications port (218) operable to output a substitute command to a component in the system. On receiving a command, the data processing unit may produce at least one substitute command in dependence on the operative component, this substitute command then being communicated to a component in the system.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a home electronics system comprising a plurality of components, the method being managed independently of a user and invoked on receipt of a command, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing an operative component in the system; adapting the command to produce at least one substitute command in dependence on the operative component; and for each substitute command, communicating the substitute command to a component in the system, said component being operable to respond to the substitute command.
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2. An apparatus for controlling a home, electronics system, the apparatus being managed independently of a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a data processing unit, comprising a CPU, program ROM and RAM; a first communications port operable to receive a command; a second communications port operable to receive a signal indicating an operative component in the system; and a third communications port operable to output a substitute command, the data processing unit adapting the command to produce at least one substitute command in dependence on the operative component. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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