System and method for improved infrared communication between consumer appliances
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1. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device to a second device in the presence of an external IR noise source being generated by a third device, comprising:
- initiating an IR transmission from the first device to the second device;
detecting at the second device a level of external IR noise being generated by the third device; and
causing the IR transmission to be dynamically attenuated at the second device as a function of the detected level of external IR noise being generated by the third device.
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Abstract
Optical or electrical attenuation is provided at the infrared (IR) receiver of a first device, such as a remote control, together with a commensurate increase in output of the IR transmitter of an appliance, such as a set top box, to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of IR communications with respect to any background infrared radiation, such as radiation from a plasma display screen.
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1. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a first device to a second device in the presence of an external IR noise source being generated by a third device, comprising:
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initiating an IR transmission from the first device to the second device; detecting at the second device a level of external IR noise being generated by the third device; and causing the IR transmission to be dynamically attenuated at the second device as a function of the detected level of external IR noise being generated by the third device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for facilitating infrared (IR) communications from a set top box device to a remote control device in the presence of an IR noise being generated by a display device, comprising:
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initiating an IR transmission from the set top box device to the remote control device; and dynamically boosting at the set top box a level of the IR transmission from the set top box device to the remote control device in response to the set top box device detecting an absence of a signal being transmitted to the set top box device by the remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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