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AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsMichel Cosmao, Jean-Baaptiste Henry, Willem Lubbers
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The invention relates to a method of controlling devices linked by a digital communication network, a device having a control device—typically a remote control—that is dedicated to it; the control device comprising command input means—typically keys—for entering commands. The method consists initially in running on each device to be controlled a step for configuring the associations between network device functions and command input means, then, when a means is activated, in sending a message including the code corresponding to the device associated with this key. A refinement consists in associating a number of devices with one and the same key, and in sending as many messages as there are associated devices when the key is activated. The invention also relates to a device provided with a remote control and an interface for implementing the method.
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Method of controlling a number of first devices linked by a communication network to a second device associated with a control device which is dedicated to it, the control device comprising command input means;
Device having a means of connection with a communication network and receiving signals from a dedicated control device provided with command input means such as keys;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.