Electronic system and a method of providing additional functionality features to an electronic system
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1. An entertainment system comprising:
- one or more functionality devices; and
an entertainment device for cooperating with the one or more functionality devices in the entertainment system, the entertainment device adapted so that the one or more functionality devices are locatable in proximity to the entertainment device;
the entertainment device being operable to recognize the presence of the one or more functionality devices, and, upon recognition of said one or more functionality devices,the one or more functionality devices being externally activated, via a remote control device, wherein the activation is conditional upon communication of one or more security codes issued from the remote control to the one or more functionality devices being externally activated to provide external regulation on use of one or more additional functionality features to be performed whilst the one or more functionality devices is in proximity to the entertainment device,the one or more functionality devices comprising routines for providing said one or more additional functionality features from an external storage medium, wherein the additional functionality features are communicated from the external storage medium to the entertainment device via a wireless transmission component of the functionality device,the entertainment device being operable to perform the one or more additional functionality features associated with said one or more functionality devices and which are non-standard features of said entertainment device, wherein the additional functionality features are unrelated to and different from the standard features of the entertainment device, controllable via a remote control and performed whilst the one or more functionality devices is in proximity to the electronic device;
wherein standard features of the entertainment device are configured to be concurrently operable with the one or more additional functionality features such that the entertainment device automatically recognizes, accepts, and carries out the non-standard features of the one or more functionality devices based on the proximity of the one or more functionality devices to the entertainment device.
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Abstract
There is provided an electronic system (10) comprising one or more functionality devices (16, 20, 21) and an electronic device adapted so that the one or more functionality devices (16, 20, 21) are locatable in proximity to the electronic device. The electronic device is operable to recognize the presence of the one or more functionality devices (16, 20, 21). Upon recognition of said one or more functionality devices (16, 20, 21), the electronic device is operable to perform one or more additional functionality features associated with said one or more functionality devices while said one or more functionality devices are in close proximity to the electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. An entertainment system comprising:
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one or more functionality devices; and an entertainment device for cooperating with the one or more functionality devices in the entertainment system, the entertainment device adapted so that the one or more functionality devices are locatable in proximity to the entertainment device; the entertainment device being operable to recognize the presence of the one or more functionality devices, and, upon recognition of said one or more functionality devices, the one or more functionality devices being externally activated, via a remote control device, wherein the activation is conditional upon communication of one or more security codes issued from the remote control to the one or more functionality devices being externally activated to provide external regulation on use of one or more additional functionality features to be performed whilst the one or more functionality devices is in proximity to the entertainment device, the one or more functionality devices comprising routines for providing said one or more additional functionality features from an external storage medium, wherein the additional functionality features are communicated from the external storage medium to the entertainment device via a wireless transmission component of the functionality device, the entertainment device being operable to perform the one or more additional functionality features associated with said one or more functionality devices and which are non-standard features of said entertainment device, wherein the additional functionality features are unrelated to and different from the standard features of the entertainment device, controllable via a remote control and performed whilst the one or more functionality devices is in proximity to the electronic device; wherein standard features of the entertainment device are configured to be concurrently operable with the one or more additional functionality features such that the entertainment device automatically recognizes, accepts, and carries out the non-standard features of the one or more functionality devices based on the proximity of the one or more functionality devices to the entertainment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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9. A method of providing additional functionality to an entertainment device, the method including the steps of:
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providing the entertainment device operable to performing a set of functions; providing at least one functionality device adapted so as to be engagable in at least close spatial proximity to the entertainment device; arranging for said entertainment device to recognize the presence of said at least one functionality device when in close spatial proximity to the entertainment device; and externally activating the one or more functionality devices via a remote control device conditioned upon communication of one or more security codes issued from the remote control to the one or more functionality devices to provide external regulation on use of one or more additional functionality features to be performed whilst the one or more functionality devices is in proximity to the entertainment device, wherein the one or more additional functionality features are unrelated to and different from the standard features of the entertainment device, arranging for the entertainment device to perform the one or more activated additional functionality features associated with said at least one functionality device and which are non-standard features of said entertainment device; providing the one or more additional functionality features from an external storage medium, communicated from the external storage medium to the entertainment device via a wireless transmission component of the functionality device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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20. An entertainment system comprising:
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one or more functionality devices; and an entertainment device for cooperating with the one or more functionality devices in the entertainment system, the entertainment device adapted to recognize the presence of the one or more functionality devices when the one or more functionality devices are in proximity to the entertainment device, the one or more functionality devices comprising routines for updating functionality features of the entertainment device by accessing an external storage medium via the one or more functionality devices via a wireless transmission component of the one or more functionality devices.
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