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US 6,563,430 B1Granted
Remote control device with location dependent interface
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsJoost Kemink, Yevgeniy Eugene Shteyn
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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsJoost Kemink, Yevgeniy Eugene Shteyn
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A user control interface is provided that is location dependent. Context control parameters are associated with location, and the user control interface is customized to the context within which the device is being operated. The control interface includes the presentation of context sensitive information and the communication of corresponding context sensitive user commands via the interface. The location determination is effected using any number of commonly available techniques, such as direct entry, infrared sensors and active badges for relative positioning, as well as the conventional absolute positioning devices such as LORAN and GPS. Preferably, the device communicates with a remote information source that provides the context sensitive control information. The remote information source may be a home network server, an Internet server, a public service network, or other communication network.
A control system comprising:
A control device for use in a control system having one or more appliances, the control device comprising
An information source for use in a control system that includes a control device that is remote from the control system, and one or more appliances, the information source comprising:
A method of providing location dependent control of an appliance to a user, the method comprising the steps of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.