Patent ID: 6219164
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
A device for interfacing between a user and a programmable apparatus which can be remotely controlled by infrared radiation, comprising:a box of small size includinga) data storage means,b) means for remote control of the apparatus including means for transmitting infrared signals on the basis of data stored in said data storage means, andc) means for communicating with an external unit for programming said means for remote control, said means for communicating comprising infrared signal reception means and at least one individual sensor actuatable by the user and capable of triggering a transmission of infrared signals for remotely controlling the apparatus;wherein said means for remote control comprise (i) first processing means for processing infrared signals corresponding to the programmable apparatus, said first processing means being configured so as to code said infrared signals into ASCII and then to store said infrared signals in a read/write memory and so as to process said infrared signals thus coded and the data stored in said data storage means in order to carry out at least in part a specified application with said apparatus; andwherein the individual sensor actuatable by the user is configured so as to trigger the transmission of the infrared signals for remote control of the apparatus from said first processing means, so that said specified application is at least partly carried out.