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US 2018/0374340 A1Published application
Relaying key code signals through a remote control device
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorDaniel SauFu Mui
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Abstract
Upon receiving a signal from a remote control device, a device identifies a command data usable to communicate with a consumer device. The signal contains an indication of a pressed key, which corresponds to a function of the consumer device. The device generates a command signal having the command data for transmission to the consumer device to control the selected function of the consumer device using a format recognizable by the consumer device.
Claims20
A universal remote controller that is controllable by a first remote control, comprising:
- at least one memory configured to store program instructions for universal remote controller operations;
- and
- at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and to execute the program instructions, the program instructions comprising instructions configured to:
- receive a first control signal for a first control function that is transmitted by the first remote control;
- determine at least one other device for which the first control function is directed, the at least one other device being controllable by at least one other remote control;
- and
- transmit a second control signal for the first control function to at least one other device, thereby permitting the first remote control to control the at least one other device without the first remote control being configured with a command transmission protocol for controlling the at least one other device.
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A method performed by a universal remote controller, the method comprising:
- receiving a first control signal for a first control function that is transmitted by a first remote control;
- determining at least one other device for which the first control function is directed, the at least one other device being controllable by at least one other remote control;
- and
- transmitting a second control signal for the first control function to at least one other device, thereby permitting the first remote control to control the at least one other device without the first remote control being configured with a command transmission protocol for controlling the at least one other device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.