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Patent US8223001 - Two way remote control - Google Patents
A target device comprising a wireless interface that transmits configuration data to and receives commands from a remote control device. A control module that receives said commands and that adjusts operation of said target device based thereon; and a user input interface for locally adjusting operation...http://www.google.com/patents/US8223001?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8223001 - Two way remote control
Publication number US8223001 B2
Application number US 11/449,190
Also published as CN1901582A, CN1901582B, EP1746554A1, EP1746554B1, US8638197, US20070018845, US20120280803
Publication number 11449190, 449190, US 8223001 B2, US 8223001B2, US-B2-8223001, US8223001 B2, US8223001B2
Original Assignee Marvell International Ltd., Marvell World Trade Ltd.
Patent Citations (31), Non-Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (7), Classifications (6), Legal Events (1)
US 8223001 B2
1. A target device, comprising:
a wireless interface that transmits compressed data to and receives commands from a remote control device;
a control module that receives the commands and that adjusts operation of the target device based thereon;
a user input interface for locally adjusting operation of the target device;
a first tuner and a second tuner for respectively tuning a first channel and a second channel;
the target device outputs signals from the first tuner to the local output device;
the target device selectively outputs signals from the second tuner to the remote control device; and
the control module performs at least one of data reduction and data compression on data to be sent to the remote control device; and
an autonegotiation module that exchanges data with the remote control device relating to capabilities of at least one of the target device and the remote control device, wherein the data exchanged with the remote control device includes at least one of:
display size of the remote control device,
display resolution of the remote control device,
output resolution of the target device, and
processing power of the remote control device.
2. The target device of claim 1, wherein the wireless interface is compliant with a protocol selected from a group consisting of IEEE standard 802.11 and IEEE standard 802.11 amendments 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11n, 802.16, 802.20 and Bluetooth.
3. The target device of claim 1, wherein the wireless interface transmits streaming video data to the remote control device.
4. The target device of claim 1, wherein the wireless interface transmits streaming audio data to the remote control device.
5. The target device of claim 1, wherein the wireless interface transmits voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) data to the remote control device and receives voice data from the remote control device.
6. The target device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the output signals of the target device includes at least one of:
status information of the target device;
a channel guide; and
close captions.
7. The target device of claim 1, wherein the target device has a unique network address.
8. The target device of claim 1, wherein the target device locally caches data at the remote control device.
the target device of claim 1;
the remote control device; and
an access point that wirelessly communicates with the remote control device and that relays the to the target device.
10. The network system of claim 9, wherein the access point communicates with the target device via one of a wired and a wireless connection.
11. The target device of claim 1, wherein the data exchanged with the remote control device includes:
memory size of the remote control device;
cache size of the remote control device.
12. A target device, comprising:
a user input interface for locally adjusting operation of the target device,
wherein the target device locally caches data at the remote control device; and
an autonegotiation module that exchanges data with the remote control device relating to capabilities of at least one of the target device and the remote control device,
wherein the data that is exchanged with the remote control device includes:
display size of the remote control device;
display resolution of the remote control device;
output resolution of the target device;
cache size of the remote control device; and
13. A method for operating a target device, the method comprising:
receiving commands from the remote control device;
adjusting operation of the target device based on the commands;
outputting the first channel to a local output device at the target device;
selectively outputting signals from the second channel to the remote control device;
performing at least one of data reduction and data compression on data to be sent to the remote control device; and
exchanging data with the remote control device relating to capabilities of at least one of the target device and the remote control device, wherein the data comprises at least one of:
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the wireless interface is compliant with a protocol selected from a group consisting of IEEE standard 802.11 and IEEE standard 802.11 amendments 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11h, 802.11n, 802.16, 802.20 and Bluetooth.
15. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting streaming video data to the remote control device using the wireless interface.
16. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting streaming audio data to the remote control device using the wireless interface.
17. The method of claim 13, further comprising transmitting voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) data to the remote control device and receiving voice data from the remote control device using the wireless interface.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one of the output signals of the target device includes at least one of:
19. The method of claim 13, further comprising assigning the target device a unique network address.
20. The method of claim 13, further comprising locally caching data at the remote control device.
21. The method of claim 13, wherein the data that is exchanged with the remote control device includes at least one type selected from a group consisting of:
functions supported by the remote control device;
remote functions supported by the target device; and
22. The method of claim 13, further comprising using an access point to wirelessly communicate with the remote control device and to relay the commands to the target device.
23. The method of claim 22, wherein the access point communicates with the target device via one of a wired and a wireless connection.
24. A target device, comprising:
control means for receiving the commands and for adjusting operation of the target device based thereon;
user input interface means for locally adjusting operation of the target device;
local output means for outputting one of audio and video signals,
the target device outputs signals from the first tuning means to the local output means;
the target device selectively outputs signals from the second tuning means to the remote control device;
the control means performs at least one of data reduction and data compression on data to be sent to the remote control device; and
autonegotiation means for exchanging data with the remote control device relating to capabilities of at least one of the target device and the remote control device, wherein the data exchanged with the remote control device includes at least one of:
remote functions supported by the target device;
output resolution of the target device; and
25. The target device of claim 24, wherein the wireless interface means is compliant with a protocol selected from a group consisting of IEEE standard 802. 11 and IEEE standard 802.11 amendments 802.11a, 802.11b, 802. 11g, 802.11h, 802.11n, 802.16, 802.20 and Bluetooth.
26. The target device of claim 24, wherein the wireless interface means transmits streaming video data to the remote control device.
27. The target device of claim 24, wherein the wireless interface means transmits streaming audio data to the remote control device.
28. The target device of claim 24, wherein the wireless interface means transmits voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) data to the remote control device and receives voice data from the remote control device.
29. The target device of claim 24, wherein at least one of the output signals of the target device includes at least one of:
30. The target device of claim 24, wherein the target device has a unique network address.
31. The target device of claim 24, wherein the target device locally caches data at the remote control device.
32. The target device of claim 24, wherein the data that is exchanged with the remote control device includes at least one type selected from a group consisting of:
memory size of the remote control device; and
cache size of said remote control device.
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/242,590 filed on Oct. 3, 2005 now abandoned, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/700,845,filed on Jul. 19, 2005,and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/702,341,filed on Jul. 25, 2005,which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
According to the present invention, the target devices 10 include a wireless interface 32 that can be integrated with or separate from the target devices 10. The wireless interface 32 can be compliant with WiFi, 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.16, 802.20,Bluetooth and/or the like and/or can be connected to a Local Area Network (LAN) via a wireless network interface. The control modules 24 perform control related functions for the target device 10 as well as output interactive information, control information and/or commands that are transmitted to the remote control device 20 via the network interface 32 and the wireless connection 22. While only one control module 24 is shown, the target device 10 may include a plurality of control modules 24 that distribute control functions of the target device 10.
The remote control device 20 receives interactive information such as audio, video, data, configuration information and/or other useful information from the target devices 10. In some implementations, the information transmitted between the remote control devices 20 and the target devices 10 is sent in packets and/or includes streaming audio and/or video data. The remote control device 20 may employ two-way wireless communications. The remote control device 20 may employ wireless fidelity (WIFI), and/or can be compliant with I.E.E.E. standard 802.11, any of the I.E.E.E. 802.11 amendments such as 802.11(a), 802.11(b), 802.11(g), 802.11(n), 802.16, 802.20,Bluetooth and/or other suitable wireless communication protocols.
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International Classification G05B11/01, H04N5/44
Cooperative Classification G08C2201/30, G08C17/02