Apparatus for processing a sequence of control commands as well as a method for generating a sequence of control commands, and storage medium for storing control commands
US6070236A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2562
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for processing a sequence of control commands for a unit (40) to be controlled is proposed. In this case, the apparatus has first decoding means (22) which are designed to decode a predetermined set of control commands. In this case, this predetermined set of control commands also contains an end command (CMD.sub.-- END), which indicates the end of a control command sequence. In order also to be able to process control command sequences having control commands which are not contained in the predetermined set, the apparatus has further decoding means (23) which are designed in such a way that when an unknown control command (SET.sub.-- BAREA) arrives, they react in the same way as when the end command (CMD.sub.-- END) from the predetermined set of control commands arrives. Undefined states are thereby prevented. The proposal also encompasses a method for generating a sequence of control commands for a unit to be controlled, and a storage medium for storing control commands for a unit to be controlled.
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