Method and apparatus for device control
First Claim
1. A method for the control of a controlled device by means of a controlling device, comprising:
- establishment of a signal transmission system between the controlling device and the controlled device;
provision by the controlled device of a set of possible parameter choices and information identifying said possible parameter choices and transmission thereof to the controlling device;
display at the controlling device of the set of possible parameter choices and of information identifying possible parameter choices to enable user selection of a set of actual parameter choices with a user selection apparatus;
transmission of the set of actual parameter choices to the controlled device; and
modification of operational parameters of the controlled device in accordance with the set of actual parameter choices;
wherein the set of possible parameter choices and set of actual parameter choices are provided in a form independent of the user selection apparatus.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided by which one device (12) can be used to control another device (11) without any requirement that the controlling device (12) has any knowledge of the nature or functionality of the controlled device (11). The controlled device (11) transmits to the controlling device (12) a set of possible parameter choices, together with information identifying the possible parameter choices. The controlling device (12) then displays (or otherwise provides to the user) both the set of parameter choices and the information so that a user (13) is able to select a set of actual parameter choices through the user interface of the controlling device (12). The set of actual parameter choices is then transmitted back to the controlled device (11), whose operational parameters are then modified in accordance with the set of actual parameter choices. The controlling device (12) thus needs no knowledge of the nature of the controlled device (11), as it only has to present the information and choices provided by the controlled device itself to the user (13). The nature of this presentation can be determined by the display and user interface capabilities of the controlling device.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for the control of a controlled device by means of a controlling device, comprising:
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establishment of a signal transmission system between the controlling device and the controlled device;
provision by the controlled device of a set of possible parameter choices and information identifying said possible parameter choices and transmission thereof to the controlling device;
display at the controlling device of the set of possible parameter choices and of information identifying possible parameter choices to enable user selection of a set of actual parameter choices with a user selection apparatus;
transmission of the set of actual parameter choices to the controlled device; and
modification of operational parameters of the controlled device in accordance with the set of actual parameter choices;
wherein the set of possible parameter choices and set of actual parameter choices are provided in a form independent of the user selection apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An information handling device adapted for the function of a controlling device in a method for the control of a controlled device by means of a controlling device, the method comprising establishment of a signal transmission system between the controlling device and the controlled device, provision by the controlled device of a set of possible parameter choices and information identifying said possible parameter choices and transmission thereof to the controlling device, display at the controlling device of the set of possible parameter choices and of information identifying possible parameter choices to enable user selection of a set of actual parameter choices with a user selection apparatus, transmission of the set of actual parameter choices to the controlled device, and modification of operational parameters of the controlled device in accordance with the set of actual parameter choices, wherein the set of possible parameter choices and set of actual parameter choices are provided in a form independent of the user selection apparatus;
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the information handling device comprising; means for communication of information with a controlled device;
user interface means for displaying information to a user and for returning values derived from a user input; and
means for presenting the set of possible parameter choices and associated information received from the controlled device through the user interface means, and for returning the set of actual parameter choices from the user interface means to the controlled device.
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33. An information handling device adapted for the function of a controlled device in a method for the control of a controlled device by means of a controlling device, the method comprising establishment of a signal transmission system between the controlling device and the controlled device, provision by the controlled device of a set of possible parameter choices and information identifying said possible parameter choices and transmission thereof to the controlling device, display at the controlling device of the set of possible parameter choices and of information identifying possible parameter choices to enable user selection of a set of actual parameter choices with a user selection apparatus, transmission of the set of actual parameter choices to the controlled device, and modification of operational parameters of the controlled device in accordance with the set of actual parameter choices, wherein the set of possible parameter choices and set of actual parameter choices are provided in a form independent of the user selection apparatus;
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the information handling device comprising; means for communication with a controlling device; and
means for providing the set of possible parameter choices and associated information to a controlling device, and for modification of the operational parameters of the device in accordance with the set of actual parameter choices.
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Specification