公开(公告)号：US06549143B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-15

申请号：US09471073

申请日：1999-12-22

申请人： Eugene M. O'Donnell ,  Lori Rene Bolduc

发明人： Eugene M. O'Donnell ,  Lori Rene Bolduc

IPC分类号： G08C1900

CPC分类号： H04N5/44582 ,  G08C19/28 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04B1/202 ,  H04N5/4401 ,  H04N5/44513 ,  H04N21/42225

摘要： A remote controllable device, apparatus or appliance such as a television is adapted to receive control signals from a universal remote control device addressed to a different appliance, i.e., when said appliance has not been selected, and informs the user that said appliance is not selected. Preferably the appliance displays information as to which other appliance has been selected, for example the TV could display on its screen the fact that it is receiving a remote control signal pertaining to a VCR by saying “VCR selected” when it receives a VCR control signal.

摘要翻译： 远程可控设备，诸如电视的设备或设备适于接收来自寻址到不同设备的通用遥控设备的控制信号，即当所述设备尚未被选择时，并通知用户所述设备未被选择 。 优选地，设备显示关于哪个其他设备被选择的信息，例如，TV可以在其屏幕上显示当接收到VCR控制信号时通过“选择VCR”来接收与VCR相关的遥控信号的事实 。

公开(公告)号：US06650248B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-18

申请号：US09471074

申请日：1999-12-22

申请人： Eugene M. O'Donnell ,  Lori Rene Bolduc

发明人： Eugene M. O'Donnell ,  Lori Rene Bolduc

IPC分类号： G08C1900

CPC分类号： H04N5/44582 ,  H04B1/202 ,  H04N21/42225 ,  H04N21/42226

摘要： A method, apparatus, and system for allowing a user to program a universal remote control transmitter device by presenting interactive display menus or voice prompts within a first synchronized remote controllable appliance such as a television, whereby a user can easily program the remote control device to control desired types, brands, and models of additional, different appliances.

摘要翻译： 一种用于允许用户通过在诸如电视机的第一同步的可远程控制的设备中呈现交互式显示菜单或语音提示来编程通用遥控发射机设备的方法，装置和系统，由此用户可以容易地将遥控设备编程为 控制所需类型，品牌和型号的附加，不同的电器。

公开(公告)号：US06529556B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-04

申请号：US09331996

申请日：1999-11-12

申请人： Michael Kelly Perdue ,  Lori Rene Bolduc ,  James Alan Strothmann

发明人： Michael Kelly Perdue ,  Lori Rene Bolduc ,  James Alan Strothmann

IPC分类号： H04N544

CPC分类号： G08C15/06 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C23/04 ,  G08C2201/63

摘要： An apparatus and a method for providing remote control capability involves transmitting IR and RF signals in a time multiplexed manner. The present apparatus comprises an input device, an IR signal transmitter, a RF signal transmitter and a controller operatively coupled to the input device, the IR signal transmitter and the RF signal transmitter. The controller generates and applies the IR and RF signals to the respective signal transmitters in time multiplexed manner. The IR and RF signals may be transmitted using different protocols without significantly increasing the computing capacity of the controller as compared to a controller of a remote control device which transmits only one type of remote control signal.

摘要翻译： 用于提供远程控制能力的装置和方法涉及以时间复用方式发送IR和RF信号。 本装置包括输入装置，IR信号发射器，RF信号发射器和可操作地耦合到输入装置，IR信号发射器和RF信号发射器的控制器。 控制器以时间复用的方式生成并将IR和RF信号应用于各个信号发射机。 与仅发送一种类型的遥控信号的遥控装置的控制器相比，IR和RF信号可以使用不同的协议传输而不显着增加控制器的计算能力。