System and method for optimized appliance control
First Claim
1. A method for delegating a transmission of commands directly to a target device to control volume operational functions of the target device in an entertainment system comprising a remote control device and an entertainment device communicatively coupled with the remote control device, the method comprising:
- receiving by the entertainment device from the target device, via use of a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (“
HDMI”
) communication coupling between the entertainment device and the target device, data indicative of an identity of the target device; and
causing the entertainment device to delegate to itself the transmission of commands directly to the target device to control the volume operational functions of the target device when the received data indicative of the identity of the target device indicates that the target device supports receiving commands for controlling the volume operational functions of the target device via use of the HDMI communication coupling between the target device and the entertainment device and to delegate to the remote control device the transmission of commands directly to the target device to control the volume operational functions of the target device when the received data indicative of the identity of the target device indicates that the target device fails to support receiving commands for controlling the volume operational functions of the target device via use of the HDMI communication coupling between the target device and the entertainment device.
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Abstract
A device receives a request from a controlling device, such as a remote control, smart phone, or the like, where the request is intended to have one or more target devices perform one or more functional operations. The device responds to the request by applying the optimum methodology to propagate one or more commands to each intended target appliance to cause each intended target appliance to perform the intended one or more functional operations.
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5 Claims
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1. A method for delegating a transmission of commands directly to a target device to control volume operational functions of the target device in an entertainment system comprising a remote control device and an entertainment device communicatively coupled with the remote control device, the method comprising:
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receiving by the entertainment device from the target device, via use of a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (“
HDMI”
) communication coupling between the entertainment device and the target device, data indicative of an identity of the target device; andcausing the entertainment device to delegate to itself the transmission of commands directly to the target device to control the volume operational functions of the target device when the received data indicative of the identity of the target device indicates that the target device supports receiving commands for controlling the volume operational functions of the target device via use of the HDMI communication coupling between the target device and the entertainment device and to delegate to the remote control device the transmission of commands directly to the target device to control the volume operational functions of the target device when the received data indicative of the identity of the target device indicates that the target device fails to support receiving commands for controlling the volume operational functions of the target device via use of the HDMI communication coupling between the target device and the entertainment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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