Portable infrared control liaison
First Claim
1. A remote control liaison device, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver;
a remote control signal emitter;
an indicator signal light configured to indicate a status of the remote control liaison device, wherein the status is selected from a plurality of possible states;
a processor; and
memory media accessible to the processor, storing program instructions executable by the processor to;
establish a communication channel between the remote control liaison device and a local area network device using the wireless transceiver;
convert a remote control command signal received from the local area network device for control of a remote controlled device into a device command executable by the remote controlled device;
send an infrared command signal corresponding to the device command to the remote controlled device using the remote control signal emitter; and
responsive to determining the current status of the remote control liaison device, cause the indicator signal light to the current status.
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Abstract
A remote control liaison device for use in controlling a remote controlled device via a LAN device includes a processor, a wireless transceiver, a remote control signal emitter, a remote control signal emitter adapter, an infrared signal detector, an indicator signal light, a power interface, and memory media accessible to the processor. The memory media may include instructions executable by the processor to establish a communication channel between the remote control liaison device and the LAN device using the wireless transceiver; convert a remote control command signal received from the LAN device for control of the remote controlled device into a device command executable by the remote controlled device; and send an infrared command signal corresponding to the device command to the remote controlled device using at least one of the remote control signal emitter and a second remote control signal emitter connected to the remote control signal emitter adapter.
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19 Claims
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1. A remote control liaison device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a remote control signal emitter; an indicator signal light configured to indicate a status of the remote control liaison device, wherein the status is selected from a plurality of possible states; a processor; and memory media accessible to the processor, storing program instructions executable by the processor to; establish a communication channel between the remote control liaison device and a local area network device using the wireless transceiver; convert a remote control command signal received from the local area network device for control of a remote controlled device into a device command executable by the remote controlled device; send an infrared command signal corresponding to the device command to the remote controlled device using the remote control signal emitter; and responsive to determining the current status of the remote control liaison device, cause the indicator signal light to the current status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remote control liaison device, comprising:
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a wireless receiver; a first remote control signal emitter; a remote control signal emitter interface configured to receive a second remote control signal emitter; an indicator signal light configured indicate a current status of the remote control liaison device, wherein the current status is selected from a plurality of possible states; a processor; and memory media, accessible to the processor, storing program instructions executable by the processor to; receive a remote control command signal from the local area network device using the wireless receiver; convert the remote control command signal into an infrared command signal executable by a remote controlled device; send infrared command data corresponding to the infrared command signal to the remote controlled device using the remote control signal emitter interface and at least one of the first remote control signal emitter and the second remote controller signal emitter; and responsive to the determining the current status of the remote control liaison device, cause the indicator signal light to indicate the current status. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A remote control liaison device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a first remote control signal emitter; a remote control signal emitter interface configured to receive a second remote control signal emitter; an indicator signal light wherein the indicator signal light is configured to occupy a plurality of states, wherein each state indicates a status of the remote control liaison device; a processor; and memory media accessible to the processor, including instructions executable by the processor to; establish a communication channel between the remote control liaison device and a local area network device using the wireless transceiver; convert a first remote control command signal received from the local area network device into a first device command executable by a first remote controlled device; convert a second remote control command signal received from the local area network device into a second device command executable by a second remote controlled device; send a first infrared command signal corresponding to the first command signal to the first remote controlled device using at least one of the remote control signal emitter and the remote control signal emitter interface; send a second infrared command signal corresponding to the second command signal to the second remote controlled device using at least one of the remote control signal emitter and the remote control signal emitter interface; determine the status of the remote control liaison device; and responsive to the determined status, cause the indicator signal light to occupy a corresponding state selected from one of the plurality of states. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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