Control of devices through the use of different communication interfaces
First Claim
1. A method for communicating commands between a control device and a receiving device, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the control device, a set of supported commands;
receiving, at the control device, at least one command;
determining whether the at least one command is included in the set of supported commands; and
determining whether to transmit the at least one command through a first communication interface and a second communication interface to the receiving device, wherein the second communication interface comprises a server and the first communication interface comprises a directly connected wireless link, wherein the set of supported commands are transmitted through the first communication interface;
wherein the determination of whether to transmit through the first and second communication interface is made in response to the at least one command to be transmitted as being from the set of supported commands and a restricted command that is not included in the set of supported commands, wherein the restricted command is transmitted over the second communication interface.
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Abstract
A method and a device for determining what commands can be used to operate a receiving device (110) when a user operates a control device (105). After such a determination is made, a first command is transmitted to the receiving device from the control device (105) over a first communication interface and a second command is transmitted to the receiving device (110) over 5 a second communication interface. The communication interface that is selected depends on whether the control device can control the operation of the receiving device (110) with such a command directly or whether an intervening device (130/140) is required to translate the command from a first format to a second format.
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1. A method for communicating commands between a control device and a receiving device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the control device, a set of supported commands; receiving, at the control device, at least one command; determining whether the at least one command is included in the set of supported commands; and determining whether to transmit the at least one command through a first communication interface and a second communication interface to the receiving device, wherein the second communication interface comprises a server and the first communication interface comprises a directly connected wireless link, wherein the set of supported commands are transmitted through the first communication interface; wherein the determination of whether to transmit through the first and second communication interface is made in response to the at least one command to be transmitted as being from the set of supported commands and a restricted command that is not included in the set of supported commands, wherein the restricted command is transmitted over the second communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for communicating commands between a control device and a receiving device, the system comprising:
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receiving, at the control device, a set of supported commands; receiving, at the control device, at least one command; determining whether the at least one command is included in the set of supported commands; and determining whether to transmit the at least one command through a first communication interface and a second communication interface to the receiving device, wherein the second communication interface comprises a server and the first communication interface comprises a directly connected wireless link, wherein the set of supported commands are transmitted through the first communication interface; wherein the determination of whether to transmit through the first and second communication interface is made in response to the at least one command to be transmitted as being from the set of supported commands and a restricted command that is not included in the set of supported commands, wherein the restricted command is transmitted over the second communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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