Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of electronic entertainment devices in an entertainment system
US6469634B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B10/1141
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of electronic entertainment devices in an entertainment system is described herein. A hardware system is coupled to a plurality of electronic entertainment devices to receive and transmit audio-video signals Transmit logic is coupled through a digital computer interface, preferably a SCSI interface, to the hardware system. The transmit logic has a plurality of ports and a memory associated with each port for storing control data sequences for each respective port. Each portis independently addressable by the hardware system A plurality of transmitters, each coupled to a respective one of the transmit logic ports transmits the respective store; control data sequences to respective ones of the electronic devices. In a preferred embodiment, the hardware system has a microprocessor, user interface and system memory and the transmitters are infrared light transmitters, one of which is a blaster transmitter for transmitting control data sequences simultaneously in multiple directions.
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