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US 2022/0286207 A1Published application
Appliance Remote Control
AssigneeVolley Base, Inc
InventorsErik Volkerink, Miriam van Ringelestijn
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Abstract
An apparatus embodiment includes a remote control interface unit configured to accept an appliance control code carried in a radio frequency signal transmitted from a smart phone, extract the appliance control code from the radio frequency signal, send the extracted appliance control code to an optical frequency interface, and initiate transmission of an optical frequency signal including the appliance control code to an appliance configured to receive signals from an optical remote control.
Claims8
A remote control interface unit, comprising:
- a processor;
- a radio frequency transceiver connected for data communication with said processor, said radio frequency transceiver configured to receive a radio frequency signal including an appliance control code;
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- an optical frequency interface connected for data communication with said processor, said optical frequency interface comprising a transmitter including a light emitting diode, said transmitter configured to output from said light emitting diode an optical frequency signal including said appliance control code;
- wherein said processor is configured to extract said appliance control code from said radio frequency signal, send said appliance control code to said optical frequency interface, and initiate transmission by said light emitting diode of said optical frequency signal including said appliance control code.
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