Patent ID: 6216266
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
A remote control device, comprising:a user input interface, for accepting at least one user command and for translating the user command into at least one command signal;a remote control receiver, for receiving a first signal from a controlled device, the first signal includes first information and second information distinct from the first information;a remote control processor, communicatively coupled to the user input interface and the remote control receiver, for processing the received first signal, and for generating coded signals according to the command signal;a remote control transmitter, communicatively coupled to the remote control processor, for transmitting the coded signals to the controlled device to execute the user command; anda user output interface communicatively coupled to the remote control processor, for presenting the processed received signals;wherein the first information is indicative of a measured quality of a second signal received by the controlled device and the second information comprises augmenting information, distinct from the information indicative of the measured quality of the second signal received by the controlled device.