Managing the control of an electrical device controllable by infrared control signals

A control management apparatus for managing the control of an electrical device, said electrical device being controllable by infrared control signals (IR Cmd) from an infrared remote control associated with the electrical device and said electrical device including an infrared receiver module, said control management apparatus comprising:

• an infrared receiver;
• an infrared emitter;
• and
• an interface module suitable for receiving control signals (TPM_Cmd) emitted by a third-party management system,
• wherein said control management apparatus is adapted to be fixed to the electrical device in front of said infrared receiver module of the electric device so as to receive on the infrared receiver any infrared control signal (IR Cmd) from the remote control and to prevent any infrared control signal (IR Cmd) from said remote control from directly reaching the infrared receiver module
• said control management apparatus further including a controller adapted to control, via the infrared emitter, transmission to the electrical device, of infrared control signals generated from infrared control signals (IR Cmd) received by the infrared receiver and/or from control signals (TPM_Cmd) received by the interface module, as a function of a set of compatibility and/or priority rules relating to the execution of the received control signals.