Patent ID: 7676824
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for the 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 the following two types of remote-control signals are used: 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; and wherein each node of the network, called a local node, when receiving a first remote-control signal, performs the following steps: analysis of a 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, if no target node has been determined beforehand, ignoring said received second type remote-control signal.