HOME APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT
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    发明申请
    HOME APPLIANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT 审中-公开
    家用电器控制系统和网络环境中的方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2005047996A3

    公开(公告)日:2005-07-14

    申请号:PCT/US2004036533

    申请日:2004-11-02

    CPC classification number: H04L12/2805 G05B15/02 H04L12/282

    Abstract: A home control and automation system and method. The system generally includes one or more wireless remote controls (10), a plurality of appliances (12) (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices (14), and associated content centric devices (16). Various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment (100) are disclosed. Specifically, methods are disclosed which enable advanced home control features such as location based control setup and operation, network enabled legacy appliances and system integration, save and recall capabilities for appliance and media states, generic command based appliance controls, dynamic/complex macro command generation, and Internet based control capabilities from remote locations are disclosed in conjunction with the system of the current invention.

    Abstract translation: 家庭控制和自动化系统及方法。 系统通常包括一个或多个无线遥控器(10),多个设备(12)(包括示例性系统中的启用网络的设备和传统传统设备),相关联的控制中心设备(14)和相关联的内容中心设备 16)。 公开了在网络化家庭控制和自动化环境(100)中控制和操作电器的各种方法。 具体地说,公开了能够实现诸如基于位置的控制设置和操作,支持网络的传统设备和系统集成的高级家庭控制特征的方法,用于设备和媒体状态的保存和调用功能,基于通用命令的设备控制,动态/复杂宏命令生成 以及来自远程位置的基于因特网的控制能力与本发明的系统一起公开。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE LOCATION DETERMINATION

    公开(公告)号:CA2544056A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:CA2544056

    申请日:2004-11-02

    Abstract: A controlling device (10) location determination system and method. A controlling device (10) such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments (100, 130, 140), each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling device in receipt of the signal request sends a signal response having a unique ID (associated with location definitions relating to the environment from which he signaling device is located) which is chosen to be characteristically attenuated by the surroundings of the environment (i.e., IR signals in a room). Because the controlling device (10) can only be in one environment at a given time, and given the attenuation characteristics of the signal response from each signaling device, only one signal response will be received by the controlling device (10) in each environment (100). Location definitions associated with the received unique ID may be used by programming in the controlling device to recall saved devices states, commands sets, macros, and even to dynamically generate commands based on the location information.

    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH A CONTROL ENVIRONMENT
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    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR INTERACTING WITH A CONTROL ENVIRONMENT 审中-公开
    用于与控制环境交互的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2005067511A3

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-08

    申请号:PCT/US2004043989

    申请日:2004-12-30

    Abstract: A system and methods for facilitation of user interactions with an electronic device. A number of user interface methods are described and may be used alone or in combination with one another to present an enhanced interface to a user. A method of providing user interaction using a compact status indicator is described. A method for providing a virtual scroll wheel to a user for interaction with content sets is described. A method for allowing a user to dynamically modify a scalable user interface is described. A method for providing gesture based input to a user via a virtual gesture pad is described. A method of providing an interactive graphic search query interface is described. A method for indicating and selecting available content type is described.

    Abstract translation: 用于促进与电子设备的用户互动的系统和方法。 描述了许多用户界面方法,并且可以单独使用或者彼此组合使用以向用户呈现增强的界面。 描述使用紧凑状态指示器提供用户交互的方法。 描述了一种用于向用户提供虚拟滚轮以与内容集交互的方法。 描述了允许用户动态修改可伸缩用户界面的方法。 描述了经由虚拟手势板向用户提供基于姿势的输入的方法。 描述了提供交互式图形搜索查询界面的方法。 描述用于指示和选择可用内容类型的方法。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAVING AND RECALLING STATE DATA FOR MEDIA AND HOME APPLIANCES

    公开(公告)号:CA2543988A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:CA2543988

    申请日:2004-11-02

    Abstract: A set of media playback and device settings data from each home appliance of a first set of home appliances is stored on a central server and/or sent to a remote control device upon initiation of a suspend command by a user. The stored media and devices states may be used at a later time to control the first set of home appliances, or a user may, after relocating to a second set of home appliances, initiate a resume state command whereupon media playback and device settings data from the central server and/or remote control device controls each home appliance in the second set of home appliances to bring about the same or substantially similar media and device states as in the first set of home appliances.

    System and method for controlling device location determination

    公开(公告)号:AU2004308024A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:AU2004308024

    申请日:2004-11-02

    Abstract: A controlling device (10) location determination system and method. A controlling device (10) such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments (100, 130, 140), each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling device in receipt of the signal request sends a signal response having a unique ID (associated with location definitions relating to the environment from which he signaling device is located) which is chosen to be characteristically attenuated by the surroundings of the environment (i.e., IR signals in a room). Because the controlling device (10) can only be in one environment at a given time, and given the attenuation characteristics of the signal response from each signaling device, only one signal response will be received by the controlling device (10) in each environment (100). Location definitions associated with the received unique ID may be used by programming in the controlling device to recall saved devices states, commands sets, macros, and even to dynamically generate commands based on the location information.

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