Method for the processing of remote control signals within a home audiovisual network, corresponding signal, devices and computer program
US7676824B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/365
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Processing signals from a remote control device within a home audiovisual network comprising a plurality of nodes for interconnecting a plurality of terminals, wherein, within the network, at least two types of remote-control signals are used, including first type remote-control signals specific to the nodes and sent by at least one first remote control device associated with the nodes, and second type remote-control signals specific to the terminals and sent by at least one second remote control device associated with at least one of said terminals. Each node of the network, called a local node, when receiving a first remote-control signal, performs analysis of the type of the received first remote-control signal, if the type of the received first remote-control signal is determined to be one of the first type remote-control signals, processing the signal and performing at least one function in response to the received first remote-control signal, if the type of the received first remote-control signal is determined to be one of the second type remote-control signals, transparently sending said received second type remote-control signal to a target node if the target node, to whic…
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