Abstract:
A system and method for limiting access to data including a secured appliance. The secured appliance has limited responsiveness to received remote control data frames unless such remote control data frames include parameters matching those stored within the secured appliance.
Abstract:
A system and method for configuring a target controlling appliance (Fig. 4) to communicate with a target controlled appliance. Setup information is supplied to a remote control to configure the remote control to communicate command close to the target controlled appliance. A representation of configuration data is transmitted in a configured message to the target controlling appliance. The target controlling appliance uses the representation of the configuration data to automatically configure itself to communicate command codes to the target controlled appliance. In particular, the target controlling appliance used the representation of the configuration data to select those command codes in a command code library that are recognizable by the target controlled appliance. The command code library could be local or remote to the target controlling appliance.
Abstract:
A Web server (32) by which a user can request that reminder data, movie guide data, and/or TV guide data be downloaded to a portable electronic device (10).
Abstract:
Two-way communications between a video system (10) and a control device (16) is disclosed. The communications links comprise visible light, IR light, or a combination of visible and IR light. The communications link provide a convenient route to capture data or lock system features or various combinations thereof.
Abstract:
A hand-held device having a display and a browser application which supports functionality particularly suited for the hand-held device. For example, the browser application supports a full screen tag which allows information to be displayed as a full screen within the display. The browser application may also support a tag for use in displaying a link the activation of which will cause the hand-held device to transmit command codes to a consumer appliance. Still further, the browser application can support a tag which the hand-held device can use to issue reminders.
Abstract:
A system and method for using a hand held device having a display to display information related to a consumer appliance. The consumer appliance is adapted to communicate with the hand-held device. In this manner, the consumer appliance can transmit signals indicative of the information to the hand-held device and the hand-held device can display in the display a representation of the information document.
Abstract:
A media system capable of sending a plurality of input signals to a receiving device of the system is provided. A remote control for selecting among the input devices is also provided. An audio remote without numeric keys for an audio system is disclosed. The present invention also provides the user with the ability to control the output of an input selection key. This allows the user to select input source, perhaps from a table, or execute a function assigned to the key. When in a "locked" state, the input key will rotate through a table that contains individual input functions from target devices, or the target sources/devices. The table may consist of as many input functions are as available for each device. In an "unlocked" state the remote will attempt to send a function assigned to the input key prior to selecting a device selection from an input select table. Other features of a remote control for a media system are disclosed.
Abstract:
The remote control (10) comprises: a microprocessor (38) including a CPU (44) and a memory (40, 42); a keypad (20) including a set of keys coupled to the microprocessor (38); lamp driver circuitry (62) coupled to the microprocessor (38); circuitry for generating IR signals coupled to the IR lamp driver circuitry (62); code data for executing command functions which can be sent to a controlled device for causing the controlled device to perform specific functions; and, an encoding program in the memory (40, 42) for causing the circuitry for generating IR signals to generate a random stream of signals and for causing the random stream of signals to be emitted before a desired data word of IR signals and pauses, associated with a key (25) that is depressed on the keyboard (20), is transmitted.
Abstract:
The remote control device (10) has a microprocessor (38) including a CPU (44) and a memory (42); a keypad (20) including a set of keys (25) coupled to the microprocessor (38); lamp driver circuitry (62) coupled to the microprocessor (38); circuitry for generating IR signals coupled to the IR lamp driver circuitry (62); code data for executing command functions for a plurality of devices of different manufacturers stored in the memory (42); a Key Reassignment table in the memory (42) containing key identity, device ID, mode data and command function data; and a program stored in the memory (42) for reassigning a different function for the same or different device to a key (25) on the keypad (20) upon the inputting of a predetermined keystroke sequence on the keypad (20).
Abstract:
The universal remote control system includes a universal remote control (420) comprising input elements (25) for inputting commands, infrared signal output elements (LED1-LED3) for supplying an infrared signal to a controlled device, a central processing unit (CPU) (56) coupled to the input elements and to the signal output elements, a single, non-volatile, read-write memory (54) coupled to the CPU and data coupling means including terminal means (310, 412, 504) coupled to the CPU for enabling code data for a variety of devices to be controlled to be supplied from outside the remote control (420) through the terminal means (310, 412, 504) and the CPU to the memory to set up the remote control (420) for controlling the devices to be controlled and a data transmission system for coupling a telephone line (304, 404, 604) or a television set (506) to the terminal means (310, 412, 504) of the remote control (420).