Remote control device having wireless phone interface
First Claim
1. A remote control device (RCD) comprising:
- a first wireless interface for controlling and passing content data to one or more peripheral devices;
a second wireless interface for communicating with a mobile phone;
a speaker for outputting audio signals received from the mobile phone;
a microphone for receiving audio signals to be transmitted to the mobile phone; and
a processor for processing wireless signals communicated between the RCD and the mobile phone, wherein the RCD;
receives control signals and data from the mobile phone in response to the mobile phone receiving wireless control signals and data from a digital cellular network (DCN), wherein the data received by the RCD from the mobile phone is data selected from the group consisting of a text data signal, an audio data signal, a video data signal, and any combination thereof; and
transmits the data received from the mobile phone to one of the one or more peripheral devices to be output.
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Abstract
A remote control device (RCD) typical of a television or home entertainment system is adapted to be communicable with a mobile phone. When a mobile phone receives a signal in a first wireless protocol from a digital cellular network (DCN), the signal is wirelessly forwarded to the RCD in a second wireless protocol for processing such as answering a voice call or displaying message data using the RCD. In addition, the RCD is wirelessly communicable with one or more peripheral devices such as a television and/or other components of a home entertainment system. The RCD can further forward the signal or a component of the signal received from the mobile phone to one of the peripheral devices for output. Thus, if a mobile phone is not handy when a signal is received, it can be passed to the RCD to be handled in a manner deemed appropriate by a user.
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8 Claims
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1. A remote control device (RCD) comprising:
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a first wireless interface for controlling and passing content data to one or more peripheral devices; a second wireless interface for communicating with a mobile phone; a speaker for outputting audio signals received from the mobile phone; a microphone for receiving audio signals to be transmitted to the mobile phone; and a processor for processing wireless signals communicated between the RCD and the mobile phone, wherein the RCD; receives control signals and data from the mobile phone in response to the mobile phone receiving wireless control signals and data from a digital cellular network (DCN), wherein the data received by the RCD from the mobile phone is data selected from the group consisting of a text data signal, an audio data signal, a video data signal, and any combination thereof; and transmits the data received from the mobile phone to one of the one or more peripheral devices to be output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A remote control device (RCD) communicable with a mobile phone and one or more peripheral devices, the RCD comprising:
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means for controlling the mobile phone to; process control signals and data received from the mobile phone, wherein the data received by the RCD from the mobile phone is data selected from the group consisting of a text data signal, an audio data signal, a video data signal, and any combination thereof; output data received from the mobile phone; handle an incoming telephone call received by the mobile phone from a digital cellular network (DCN); and means for controlling and passing content data to the one or more peripheral devices such that data received from the mobile phone can be transmitted to the one or more peripheral devices. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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