Infrared signal distribution and management system and method
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a plurality of entertainment devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a control unit, a single request for a complex operation from a user device, wherein the complex operation is implemented on a first entertainment device and a second entertainment device;
processing, by the control unit, the single request to obtain a plurality of commands associated with the complex operation from memory operably coupled to the control unit;
generating, by the control unit, a first control signal and a second control signal based on the obtained plurality of commands;
determining, by the control unit, a first transceiver based on a first location corresponding to the first entertainment device;
determining, by the control unit, a second transceiver based on a second location corresponding to the second entertainment device;
sending, by the control unit, the first control signal over a digital network to the first transceiver; and
sending, by the control unit, the second control signal over the digital network to the second transceiver.
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Abstract
An apparatus for and method of distributing and reproducing infrared signals within a digital network is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control unit for digitizing a received infrared signal command from a wireless remote and transmitting the digitized signal over the digital network. The apparatus also-comprises at least one transceiver device coupled to the network and identified by the control unit to receive the digitized signal and reproduce the infrared signal as originally received. The transceiver device can provide the reproduced infrared signal to at least one electronic device located within a vicinity of the transceiver device.
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1. A method for controlling a plurality of entertainment devices, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a control unit, a single request for a complex operation from a user device, wherein the complex operation is implemented on a first entertainment device and a second entertainment device; processing, by the control unit, the single request to obtain a plurality of commands associated with the complex operation from memory operably coupled to the control unit; generating, by the control unit, a first control signal and a second control signal based on the obtained plurality of commands; determining, by the control unit, a first transceiver based on a first location corresponding to the first entertainment device; determining, by the control unit, a second transceiver based on a second location corresponding to the second entertainment device; sending, by the control unit, the first control signal over a digital network to the first transceiver; and sending, by the control unit, the second control signal over the digital network to the second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 31, 32)
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16. A system for controlling a plurality of entertainment devices, the system comprising:
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a user interface for receiving an indication of a desired complex operation from a user and configured to send a single request based on the desired complex operation; a control unit connected to the user interface and to a digital network, configured to receive the single request from the user interface, to process the single request in order to obtain a plurality of commands associated with the complex operation from memory operably coupled to the control unit, to generate a plurality of control signals based on the commands, to determine a plurality of transceivers based on locations corresponding to the plurality of entertainment devices, and to send the control signals over the digital network to the plurality of transceivers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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