System and method for controlling appliances with a wireless data enabled remote control
First Claim
1. A remote control apparatus comprising:
- a hand-held housing;
an antenna coupled to the hand-held housing;
a user interface including a plurality of input selection elements, each of the plurality of input selection elements accessible to a user selection from a first surface of the hand-held housing;
a wireless data interface disposed within the hand-held housing and coupled to the antenna, the wireless data interface to communicate via a wireless data protocol to a residential gateway system;
a display device capable of being updated by program logic; and
a processing unit to control the display to manage the wireless data interface, and to process speech input for transmission over the wireless data interface.
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Abstract
A remote control apparatus includes a hand-held housing, an antenna, a user interface, a wireless data interface, a display device, and a processing unit. The antenna is coupled to the hand-held housing. The user interface includes input selection elements accessible to a user. The user may access these elements from a surface of the hand-held housing. The wireless data interface is located within the hand-held housing and coupled to the antenna. The wireless data interface communicated using a wireless data protocol to a residential gateway system. The display device is capable of being updated by program logic. The processing unit may control the display device, manage the wireless data interface, and process speech input for transmission over the wireless data interface.
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41 Claims
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1. A remote control apparatus comprising:
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a hand-held housing;
an antenna coupled to the hand-held housing;
a user interface including a plurality of input selection elements, each of the plurality of input selection elements accessible to a user selection from a first surface of the hand-held housing;
a wireless data interface disposed within the hand-held housing and coupled to the antenna, the wireless data interface to communicate via a wireless data protocol to a residential gateway system;
a display device capable of being updated by program logic; and
a processing unit to control the display to manage the wireless data interface, and to process speech input for transmission over the wireless data interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A residential gateway appliance control system comprising:
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a remote control device interface to receive remote commands from a remote control apparatus via a wireless data protocol;
a broadband interface to communicate with a remote data network;
a processing module responsive to the remote control device interface and responsive to the broadband interface;
a first appliance communication interface responsive to the processing module, the first appliance communication interface to control a first set of appliances via a first protocol; and
a second appliance communication interface responsive to the processing module, the second appliance communication interface to control a second set of appliances via a second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of processing a remote command request to control an appliance, the method comprising:
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receiving the remote command request at a residential gateway system from a remote control apparatus via a wireless data protocol, the residential gateway system having a broadband interface to communicate with a remote data network;
processing the received remote command request at the residential gateway system;
communicating a first appliance control command using a first appliance communication interface to control at least one of a first set of appliances via a first protocol and selectively communicating a second appliance control command using a second appliance communication interface to control at least one of a second set of appliances via a second protocol. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of communicating data via a wireless link, the method comprising:
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receiving a user command at a remote control hand-held unit;
sending a data signal that comprises an appliance control command using a wireless data protocol over the wireless link to a residential gateway system; and
sending a control signal from the residential gateway system to an appliance, the control signal based on the appliance control command. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A hand-held remote control apparatus for use with a residential gateway system, the hand-held remote control apparatus comprising:
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a user command input module;
a user command processing element, the user command processing element coupled to the user command input module; and
a wireless data protocol communication module responsive to the user command processing element, the wireless data protocol communication module operative to communicate wireless data corresponding to a received remote control user input command over a wireless link to the residential gateway system.
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35. A method of processing wireless data commands communicated from a remote control unit to a residential gateway system, the method comprising:
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receiving a wireless data signal that comprises an appliance control command communicated from the remote control unit to the residential gateway system;
processing the appliance control command at the residential gateway system; and
sending a control signal from the residential gateway system to an appliance, the control signal based on the appliance control command. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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