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Using hdmi-cec to identify a codeset

a technology of identifying codes and hdmi-cec, which is applied in the direction of electric controllers, instruments, ignition automatic control, etc., can solve the problems of confusion and clutter in the consumer's home, and achieve the effect of eliminating clutter and eliminating the need to keep and locate a number of different remotes

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-03-22
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
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"The patent describes a system that eliminates the need for multiple remote control devices by using a single browser device (such as a cell phone) to control various electronic devices. The system uses a single-line HDMI-CEC bus or protocol to identify the remote controls. The browser device communicates with an AV system to send IR remote control operational signals to the electronic devices. The system also displays pictures of remote control devices on a portable display device, which the user can select to emulate a lost remote control device. Additionally, the system allows the user to take a picture of a remote control device and have it identified by the system through optical recognition. The technical effects of this system include improved convenience, reduced clutter, and improved user experience."

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Not only does this make for a lot of clutter in the consumer's home, but it also is confusing to remember which remote goes with which device, and which of the many multitudes of possible choices on each remote the consumer is most interested in.

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[0033]The drawings illustrate a system for controlling electronic consumer devices (ECDs). Household ECDs, as used in this description, can be anything that can be controlled by a remote control device or a keypad or some other control device, such as a DVD, a television, an audiovisual receiver, a sprinkler system, a light switch, an alarm panel, a game console, a computer, and so on.

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[0034]FIG. 2 is one embodiment of a system 100 for controlling electronic consumer devices (ECDs). System 100 includes a function device 101, a display 102, a plurality of ECDs 103-111, a database 112 and a memory 113. Database 112 and memory 113 are accessible via a network connection 131 to a network such as the internet 115. The ECDs 103-111 include, in this example, a light switch 103, a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) controller 104, sprinkler system controller 105, an alarm system controller 106, a DVD player 107, a set-top box 108, an audio-visual receiver 104 (sometimes ...

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Abstract

A system for control of electronic consumer device (ECD) functions includes a device having a signal output adapted to communicate with an ECD function information database to obtain function information for the ECD and to create a signal, transmittable via the signal output, using the function information for the ECD obtained from the function information database and a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) cable that communicates the signal transmitted via the signal output to the ECD.

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RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of and is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 12 / 148,444, filed on Apr. 18, 2008, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]This application relates to systems including control devices for performing methods for control of electronic consumer devices.BACKGROUND INFORMATION[0003]Consumers purchase many electronic devices for their homes. One device might be a television. The television comes with a remote control, which has various functions, such as on off; channel up and down; volume up and down; and so on. The remote control communicates with the television via an infrared signal. Another electronic consumer device is a DVD player. The DVD player likewise comes with its own remote control with its own shape, button layout, button functions, and text and other characters on the remote. The same can be said for an audiovisual receiver, a cable box, and a game co...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G05B11/01H04M1/72415
CPCG06F3/0486H04N21/42225G08C19/28G08C23/04G08C2201/20G08C2201/93H04M1/72533H04M2250/22H04N21/42204H04N21/42208H04N21/42219H04N21/4222H04N21/42221H04N21/42224G08C17/02H04N21/41265H04M1/72415
Inventor POPE, STEVEN M.CHOCK, RAYMOND O.SHERIDAN, NORMAN G.
Owner UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC
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