Patent ID: 6715015
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus, connected to a network, for generating one of a command frame and a response frame for control of a digital equipment, comprising:a first processor configured to output a code of the digital equipment and an operation control signal upon receipt of an input signal inputted from an input unit; a second processor configured to search an identification value of a type of the digital equipment and a code value of the one of the command frame and the response frame corresponding to the type of the digital equipment stored in a memory upon receipt of the code of the digital equipment and the operation control signal so as to determine the type of the digital equipment and generate the one of the command frame and the response frame corresponding to the searched code value, wherein the memory is configured to store the identification value of the type of digital equipment and the code value of the one of the command frame and the response frame; and a digital interface for receiving and processing the one of the command frame and the response frame so as to be transmitted to the network connecting the digital equipment.