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Optical remote control interface system and method

US6111677A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateAug 31, 1998
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 31, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2012/2841
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a method and apparatus for controlling a device by a remote controller. A receiving unit receives a first signal emitted by the remote controller and converts the received signal into a data stream. A communication medium carries the data stream from the receiving unit. A transmitting unit receives the data stream from the communication medium and converts the received data stream into a second signal compatible with the device.

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