Universal remote control system
First Claim
1. A universal remote control system comprising (a) remote control means which includes (i) input means for accepting human language user commands in text format comprising an address code component, a command code component and an end-of-command indicator which are input by users and generating the corresponding wirelessly transmittable signals comprising an address signal component and a command signal component;
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(b) one or more receiver modules installed in the device to be controlled by the remote control means, each of the receiver modules includes (i) signal receiver means for storing one or more identification codes representing the device, detecting and receiving the signals emitted by the signal emitter means with the address signal component corresponding to one of the identification codes of the device;
(ii) command code database for storing a pre-defined set of the command signal components and the corresponding function to be performed for each of the command signal components, wherein one or more different command signal components may correspond to the same function to be performed;
(iii) processor means for receiving the command signal component of the signal received by the signal receiver means, searching the command code database for the corresponding function to be performed, and controlling the function to be performed.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a universal remote control system comprising a remote control means and one or more receiver modules installed in the device to be controlled by the remote control means. The remote control means includes an input means and a signal emitter means. The receiver module includes a signal receiver means, a command code database and a processor means. The user commands input via the input means are in the form of simple English language understandable by average users comprising alphanumeric characters.
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1. A universal remote control system comprising
(a) remote control means which includes (i) input means for accepting human language user commands in text format comprising an address code component, a command code component and an end-of-command indicator which are input by users and generating the corresponding wirelessly transmittable signals comprising an address signal component and a command signal component; - and
(ii) signal emitter means for wirelessly transmitting the signals;
(b) one or more receiver modules installed in the device to be controlled by the remote control means, each of the receiver modules includes (i) signal receiver means for storing one or more identification codes representing the device, detecting and receiving the signals emitted by the signal emitter means with the address signal component corresponding to one of the identification codes of the device;
(ii) command code database for storing a pre-defined set of the command signal components and the corresponding function to be performed for each of the command signal components, wherein one or more different command signal components may correspond to the same function to be performed;
(iii) processor means for receiving the command signal component of the signal received by the signal receiver means, searching the command code database for the corresponding function to be performed, and controlling the function to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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