CN1380612A - Method for controlling one or several devices by using personal computer and its system - Google Patents
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The invented system provides a function of making a personal computer control one or multiple devices. The system includes one or multiple remote control units and controlled devices as well as a computer. The computer, which is connected to an input device, possesses a memory, a receiver and an information base. Each instruction in the information base recognizes the relevant correspondence to the spectfic codes. The computer also includes a sender that sends the codes to the control device based on the instruction recognition code. The computer prompts the user to input an instruction recognition code and relevant to the instruction recognition code. With the instruction recognition code being input, the program searches the codes relevant to the instruction recognition code, and the codes are sent to the controlled device.
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The invention relates to wireless system, particularly relevant for making personal computer can directly or indirectly control the method and the system thereof of one or more devices.
Existing telechirics comprises a remote control unit and a controlled device, and remote control unit is portable, a hand-holdable unit normally.It is facility for the user that the fabricator of controlled device provides remote control unit.So, carry out communication in set mode between controlled device and remote control unit.This mode conforms to a certain agreement, this agreement in order to standard communication channel and specific modulation or be transmitted in controlled device and remote control unit between data coding mode etc.
Along with popularizing of electronic product, especially have the popularizing of electronic installation of remote control unit, often find that the consumer on average can have five to ten remote control unit, in order to control devices different in the family.For example, usually the consumer has first remote control unit with the control TV, second remote control unit is in order to control video recorder (VCR), the 3rd remote control unit is in order to control the CATV (cable television) station selector, the 4th remote control unit is in order to control a stereo system, the 5th remote control unit may also have more remote control unit in order to other device in the control stereo system in order to control players (CD player).The 6th remote control unit may be the air conditioner in controlling house, and another other remote control unit may be required the heating system of controlling in the family.
And because the communication channel of each device and the coded system of employing are not quite similar, a telechiric device is corresponding a kind of device, and can't carry out communication with other device.In view of as above situation, the consumer wishes to control a plurality of electronic installations with single remote control unit.Perhaps, the consumer wishes to have single instruction to represent a plurality of instructions in essence, controls different devices and removes to produce the environment of preferring for a specific user; For example, the user may wish to enter the room, only need depress a button on the single remote control unit, just have following incident to take place: room temperature adjust to a predefined temperature, TV open to a predefined radio station and be transferred to default volume, stereophony is opened and is made players play the song of selecting in advance with predetermined order and volume.Unfortunately, existing apparatus remote control unit appended with it also can't provide above function.
Therefore, for making the personal computer directly or indirectly method and the system thereof of the one or more devices of control, its demand is arranged just.
A purpose of the present invention, be to provide a kind of method and system thereof that makes personal computer can control one or more devices, this system is a wave point controller, makes a personal computer can directly control the operation of several different devices with different communication codes.
Another object of the present invention, be to provide a kind of method and system thereof that makes personal computer can control one or more devices, this system is a wave point controller, makes a personal computer not need can directly to control several different devices under the prerequisite of corresponding remote control unit.
A further object of the present invention, be to provide a kind of method and system thereof that makes personal computer can control one or more devices, this system is a wave point controller, make the user carry out routine plan to personal computer, when in operation, only, just can cause specific device to carry out a plurality of functions with a button or instruction.
The another again purpose of the present invention, be to provide a kind of method and system thereof that makes personal computer can control one or more devices, this system is a wave point controller, must make the user that personal computer is carried out routine plan, when in operation, only, just can utilize two or more to install each and carry out at least one function, to set an environment with a button or instruction.In other words, the present invention allows to be made the user to plan single a plurality of different instructions of instruction representative in advance, and these instructions can be controlled one or more different devices.According to this method, the user can only contact single button, just can produce required environment or one group of situation.
Purpose of the present invention can reach by following measure:
A kind of method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices, when when receiving a corresponding code, each this device has at least a function; This method comprises:
Receive an instruction identification code;
Receive a code from a remote control unit;
Should receive do between code and this instruction identification code one relevant corresponding;
Store this code and this dependent instruction identification code in an information bank;
When receiving this instruction identification code, obtain this correlative code according to this information bank; And
Transmit this code to a controlled device from this information bank, this installs corresponding to this remote control unit.
A kind of system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices comprises:
At least one remote control unit is in order to transmit code;
At least one controlled device, when when a corresponding remote control unit receives a code, each this device has at least one function to should code;
One input media: and
One computing machine, couple this input media, this computing machine have an internal memory, in order to receive a receiver that this at least one remote control unit transmits code, in order to store from these codes that this at least one remote control unit transmitted and from an information bank of this instruction identification code that this input media provided and according to selecteed this instruction identification code in order to the forwarder of transmission code to this at least one controlled device, this information bank makes between each this instruction identification code and a particular code relevant corresponding.
The present invention has following advantage compared to existing technology:
Purpose of the present invention can be utilized provides a system to finish, and this system has the one or more remote control unit in order to move instruction, one or more controlled device and a computing machine.Computing machine is by through being couple to an input media, have an internal memory, receive from remote control unit transmit code a receiver, receive the code that comes and an information bank of next instruction identification code be provided from input media in order to store from remote control unit.Information bank is in order to related corresponding to carrying out between each instruction identification code and a specific code.Computing machine also comprises a forwarder, is pursuant to selected instruction identification code and transmits code to controlled device.In the configuration, carry out a program prompts user input instruction identification code and instruct the relevant code of identification code therewith by computing machine.The code that the is received instruction identification code related with it is stored in the information bank.When in operation, the user imports an instruction identification code, and program just can be searched information bank and be obtained the code of using corresponding to the instruction identification code.Then, transmit code to controlled device.
Therefore, the invention provides to user one easily with time saving advantage, exempt to seek specific remote control unit to control the difficulty of corresponding device.In addition, can use repeater to remove the code that receives and retransfer and come, to increase effective transmission range of computing machine, to overcome the restriction of traditional infrared ray (IR) straight line transmission from computing machine.
For above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, a preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below:
The 1st figure is a calcspar that shows an embodiment of a system, and the present invention can be implemented in this system;
The 2nd figure is the system that shows a block diagram illustration the 1st figure, and configuration is pursuant to one embodiment of the invention, and it allows a personal computer to remove directly control device;
The 3rd figure is the system that shows a block diagram illustration the 2nd figure, and configuration is pursuant to second embodiment of the present invention, and it allows a personal computer to go control device to utilize one or more repeater;
The 4th figure shows the personal computer of a calcspar with more important details diagram the 1st figure;
The 5th figure shows the repeater of a calcspar with more important details diagram the 3rd figure;
6a figure is that demonstration one waveform is represented a code by the demonstration that remote control unit produced;
6b figure is a carrier wave that shows that waveform representative utilizes the code of demonstrating among the 6a figure to modulate;
6c figure is the method that shows an oversampling how, by used herein, is applied to the waveform among the 6b figure;
The 7th figure is the remote control procedure with more important details diagram the 4th figure;
The 8th figure shows that a flowchart illustrations is included in the treatment step in the framework planning personal computer; And
The 9th figure shows that a flowchart illustrations is by the performed treatment step of the system of the 2nd figure and the 3rd.
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10 ~ telechirics; 10a ~ telechirics; 12 ~ remote control unit; 14 ~ device; 16 ~ remote control unit; 18 ~ device; 20 ~ remote control unit; 22 ~ device; 24 ~ personal computer; 24a ~ personal computer; 40 ~ user input media; 42 ~ repeater; 44 ~ repeater; 46 ~ wave point; 46a ~ wave point; 50 ~ infrared remote receiver; 52 ~ infrared ray forwarder; 402 ~ processor; 404 ~ north bridge; 408 ~ processor bus; 410 ~ internal memory; 414 ~ remote control procedure; 420 ~ storage device; 424 ~ first bus; 428 ~ south bridge; 430 ~ display controller; 434 ~ the second buses; 440 ~ display device; 450 ~ i/o controller; 458 ~ user input interface; 700 ~ configuration module; 704 ~ graphical user interface module; 708 ~ operational module; And, 714 ~ information bank.
System and its method of allowing personal computer (PC) to remove to control one or more devices hereinafter will be described.In ensuing description, for the purpose of explaining, most specific details will be mentioned, and are for allowing the present invention be understood completely.Yet, any have the knack of this skill person can be under the prerequisite that does not need these details, when doing to change and retouching.In addition, for the purpose of clearly demonstrating, be for it for the construction and device of knowing with calcspar.
The 1st figure shows a telechirics 10 each square icon of forming, and the present invention realizes in this system.Telechirics 10 comprises: one or more remote control unit (for example, remote control unit _ 1 12, remote control unit _ 2 16 and remote control unit _ N 20), a personal computer 24 and one or more controlled device (for example, device _ 1 14, device _ 2 18 and device _ N 22).In addition, user's input media 40 is connected to personal computer 24, goes input signal to personal computer 24 to allow a user.User's input media 40 can comprise that one has the keyboard of a plurality of buttons.User's input media 40 can comprise also that one has the cursor control device of a plurality of operating keys, such as: mouse, rocking bar, contact version or Trackball device etc.Personal computer 24 can be a computer system, a processor or an elementary cell that comprises a processor.System 10 can also comprise one or more repeaters (repeater) 42 and 44, in order to increase the distance and the direction of code hereinafter described.
The 2nd figure is the calcspar that shows according to one embodiment of the invention the 1st drawing system 10, and this system allows personal computer 24 to remove directly to control some device 14,18,22.Before these devices of personal computer 24 control, for the code (codes) of those devices must be earlier with routine plan in personal computer 24.The meaning of code only is controlled device 14,18,22 more scrutable indications or instructions herein, carries out some specific functions to have caused that device to go.When the personal computer 24 code institute routine plan (programmed) of certain device already, personal computer 24 just can be controlled that device. Remote control unit 12,16,20 is used to provide code to give personal computer 24.Each code is stored in the information bank 714, and corresponding user's defined instruction identification code, as after will describe in detail in the 8th figure.When personal computer 24 already behind the routine plan, just the user can personal computer 24 utilizes in the instruction identification code control device 14,18,22 one or more, as after will describe in detail in the 9th figure.The instruction identification code is in order to discerning a required device 14,18,22, and carries out one or more apparatus functions by device 14,18 or 22.
One wave point 46 is coupled to personal computer 24, removes to receive the code that transmits from remote control unit 12,16,20, and transmits code to controlled device 14,18 and 22.Wave point 46 comprises that an infrared ray (IR) forwarder transmits code and an infrared receiver receives code.Among this embodiment, wireless interface face 46 is installed in a certain device, and this device is to place personal computer 24 outsides, utilizes electric wire or cable to be connected to personal computer 24.In use, utilize remote control unit 12,16 or 20 is pointed to infrared receiver, code can be sent to the infrared receiver of wave point 46.Utilization is lifted wave point 46, the infrared ray forwarder of wave point 46 is pointed to controlled device 14,18 and 22, and code just can be transmitted out from the infrared ray forwarder of wave point 46.
The 3rd figure is the system block diagrams that shows the 2nd figure, with one or more repeaters 42,44, enlarges the scope and the direction- control apparatus 14,18 of wave point 46.Please refer to the 3rd figure, except wave point 46a was arranged among the personal computer 24a together, it is identical with the system 10 of the 2nd figure that system 10a comes down to, but position of transmitting and direction are fixing already.Wave point 46a comprises that also an infrared ray forwarder transmission code and an infrared receiver are in order to receive code.In addition, system 10a provides two repeaters 42 and 44, and each has an infrared receiver 50 and one or more infrared ray forwarder 52, promptly shown in the 5th figure.Each infrared ray forwarder 52 can be directed with different directions and remove to transmit infrared signal.In the 10a of system, first repeater 42 is through being provided with the code that transmits from interface 46a to receive, and transmits the code that the received direction with two separation again: one be sent to device 18, another is sent to second repeater 44.Second repeater 44 is through being provided with the code that transmits from first repeater 42 in order to receive, transmit again the code that receives to installing 14.
In use, utilize remote control unit 12,16 or 20 is pointed to infrared receiver, code can be sent to the infrared receiver of wave point 46a, but code is only launched from the infrared ray forwarder in the mode of straight line.Because infrared signal can only (just, boresight) mode be advanced, and can not its application be limited with different direction emissions with straight line.Yet the use of repeater 42,44 allows code to be launched out with the infrared ray forwarder of straight line from wave point 46a, is able to different directions and removes to control the device 14,18 that is installed on diverse location in the room/space after the change direction.In addition, repeater 42,44 also can be in order to distance or the scope of increase from the code of the infrared ray forwarder emission of wave point 46a.
The 4th figure be show personal computer 24 relevant components part than detailed icons.Personal computer 24 comprises a processor 402, utilizes a processor bus 408 to connect a north bridge 404.One storer 410 connects north bridge 404.North bridge 404 provides an interface, and between processor bus 408 and first bus 424 (can be a pci bus), and control is to the access action of storer 410.Storer 410 comprises a remote control procedure 414 of the present invention, and correlative detail will describe in detail in the 7th figure.
One storage device 420 (it can be a hard drive), a display controller 430 and a south bridge 428 are coupled to first bus 424.Display controller 430 is supported a display equipment 440, and it can be used to point out user input (for example, the instruction identification code), will be as following.South bridge 428 provides an interface, between first bus 424 and second bus 434 (can be an isa bus).One user's input interface 458 is coupled to second bus 434, and supports user's input media 40.As above-mentioned, user's input media 40 can be in order to provide the instruction identification code to personal computer 24.One I/O (I/O) controller 450 is coupled to second bus 434, as and above-mentioned wave point 46 or 46a between interface.I/o controller 450 can be in order to the oversampling (over-sampling) of run time version, to produce corresponding serial data, and will be as following.In addition, wave point 46,46a can be as the usefulness of changing between code and serial data.
6a figure is depicted as the oscillogram of an example of code that remote control unit produces, and 6b figure is depicted as the oscillogram through the carrier wave after the 6a figure code modulated, and 6c figure shows that the present invention uses the oversampling method in the icon of 6b figure waveform.In brief, each remote control unit 12,16,20 utilizes a code to remove to modulate a carrier wave.Modulated carrier wave sampled and be compressed into the expression code a serial data.The designated subsequently instruction identification code of serial data will be as described in the 8th figure.Because remote control unit 12,16,20 uses different frequencies to remove to transmit signal with different coded systems, the inventor has been developed and a new method and a structure, to handle effectively and to store from remote control unit 12,16,20 codes that received.This new method and structure have been stated from the Application No. the 08/932nd of application on September 17th, 1997, No. 268 case, title are " Method andApparatus for Controlling a Computer System by a RemoteController " in, give statement earlier in this.The oversampling of 6c figure can be to realize with hardware or software.If realize, be to carry out oversampling in i/o controller 450 with hardware; If realize, carry out oversampling by the program in internal memory 410 with software.
The 7th figure is depicted as the details of the 4th figure remote control procedure 414.Remote control procedure 414 comprises a configuration module (configuration module) 700 and one operational module 708, and the both utilizes graphical user interface's module (GUI) 704 to go to receive the input that the user comes.Configuration module 700 makes personal computer 24 can control other device 14,18,22 through making up or routine plan personal computer 24, will know clearly as described in the 8th figure.Operational module 708 is the straighforward operations in order to management personal computer 24, according to the instruction identification code that receives from the user, just personal computer 24 can transmit corresponding code auto levelizer 14,18,22 places, will know clearly as described in the 9th figure.Remote control procedure 414 also comprises an information bank 714, in order to will instruct identification code corresponding to serial data.
Graphical user interface's module (GUI) 704 receives user's input (for example, the instruction identification code), for the user provides prompting (prompt) and indication (instruction).In addition, graphical user interface's module (GUI) 704 receives the code that transmits from remote control unit 12,16,20, and via configuration module 700 these codes is reached in information bank 714.Graphical user interface's module (GUI) 704 is the code in self-information storehouse 714 in the future also, via operational module 708 and in i/o controller 450, to be sent to device 14,18,22.
The user also can define an instruction identification code, and corresponding one or more serial datas are controlled one or more functions to allow the user to one or more devices.For example, suppose to have two controlled devices: a players (CD player) a 1) air conditioner and 2).Table one is the table of comparisons that corresponds to the simple function of controlled device from the instruction of remote control unit 12,16,20.Table two is the tables of comparisons that correspond to one or more functions of controlled device from the instruction of remote control unit 12,16,20.
Table one
| The instruction identification code | The description of function |
| ??power_1 | Open air conditioner |
| ??dn_1_degree | Transfer air conditioner decline 1 degree |
| ??power_2 | Open players |
| ??CD | Select the laser disc function |
| ??playCD | Play players |
| ??next_song | Play next song |
Table two
| The combination identification code | Ding Yi instruction identification code previously |
| My_favorite | ????power_1 |
| ????dn_1_degree | |
| ????dn_1_degree | |
| ????power_2 | |
| ????CD | |
| ????playCD | |
| ????next_song | |
| ????next_song |
In ensuing example, a combined command identification code allows the user to go to adjust room temperature and play the song that two head like on players.In a present environment of hypothesis, air conditioner is set to 27 degree Celsius and the sound equipment players is closed, if a user selects the combined command identification code " My_favorite ", just personal computer 24 can be carried out the following step:
1. transmit " power_1 " signal opens air conditioner;
2. transmitting " dn_1_degree " signal spends air conditioner setting changing to 26;
3. transmitting " dn_1_degree " signal spends air conditioner setting changing to 25;
4. transmit " power_2 " signal opens the sound equipment players;
5. transmit " CD " signal selection players laser disc function;
6. transmit " playCD " signal makes players play laser disc;
7. transmit " next_song " signal, players is play the second first song on laser disc;
8. transmit " next_song " signal, players is play the 3rd first song on laser disc.
According to the present invention, graphical user interface (GUI) 704 is in order to prompting user input, part that can driver, the part of operating system (OS) or realize in the modes such as individual application under the operating system.
The operation of system 10 and 10a will be as detailed below.In order to use personal computer 24 to be able to telechiric device 14,18,22, at first personal computer 24 must by " training " or routine plan, the instruction identification code that can define with corresponding some user of specific code (hereinafter with " configuration mode " be referred to as).Thereafter, personal computer 24 just according to the instruction identification code (hereinafter with " operator scheme " be referred to as) remove control device 14,18,22.In configuration mode, personal computer 24 is planned through program in machine code with regard to controlled device 14,18,22.The user at remote control unit 12,16,20 ends, utilizes button actions (or pressing a button) for it with the infrared receiver of remote control unit 12,16,20 sensing wave points 46.Remote control unit 12,16,20 transmits code to personal computer 24, and this code is to be controlled device 14,18,22 cognitive persons.Then, 24 pairs of codes that received of personal computer are taken a sample, and convert code to serial data, and the specific data string is an instruction identification code of user's definition.Then, the user utilizes personal computer 24, removes telechiric device with the instruction identification code.For example, the user can utilize hardware or software push buttons (button), selects an instruction identification code from a pull-down menu.As described above, configuration module 700 and graphical user interface's module 704 are used in the configuration mode, and operational module 708 and graphical user interface's module 704 are used in the operator scheme.
The 8th figure is depicted as the flow chart of steps of configuring personal computer 24 in system 10 or 10a.In step 802, graphical user interface's module 704 prompting users import an instruction identification code.As previously explaining, for saving the storage area, serial data is the compressed version of code, and wave point 46 is that serial data is converted to corresponding code or converts code to corresponding serial data.As explaining hereinafter, the instruction identification code also can be discerned the instruction identification code of one or more previous definition.An instruction identification code is discerned the instruction identification code of one or more previous definition promptly as above-mentioned combined command identification code.
In step 804, judge whether an instruction identification code is received.If do not instruct identification code to be received, go to point out once more the user just get back to step 802.Importantly, each instruction identification code is to discern one or more serial datas uniquely, so the user can clearly control one or more devices and apparatus function.Under this prerequisite, process flow diagram shown in the 8th figure can confirm whether the instruction identification code that receives is unique (just, whether an instruction identification code had before been defined) through being revised as.For example, if the user enters a not exclusive instruction identification code, graphical user interface 704 can show that the instruction identification code that a message notifies the user to be transfused to has been defined and has asked the user to give another identification code.This affirmation can be between step 804 and 806.If like this one confirms to be performed, just in step 806, can determine to instruct the identification code be unique.
If an instruction identification code is received, in step 806, graphical user interface 704 prompting users (1) provide a code (just, indicates or instruction, and when being received by controlled device, guiding device goes to carry out function); Or (2) utilize to select one or more instruction identification code that previously defines, and produces one " combination " instruction identification code (just, instructing identification code to comprise one or more other instruction identification code of previously defining).If the user provides a code, in step 808, transmit code and receive then by wave point 46.In step 810, the code that receives is by oversampling with by coded by processor 402 (if realizing with software) or i/o controller 450 (if realizing with hardware), with produce with the corresponding serial data of the code that received.In step 814, serial data is assigned to the instruction identification code that is stored in the information bank 714, and proceeds to step 818.This step 818 wishes to define another instruction identification code in order to judge whether the user.If not, just finish treatment step; Otherwise, get back to step 802 and go to receive another instruction identification code.
If, in step 806, the user selects the identification code of a previous definition, then in step 807, then existing instruction identification code is a combined command identification code, and serial data just is designated to the whole previous definition identification code that the selected combined command identification code of user is comprised.Proceed to step 818 then.Therefore, in this mode, the combined command identification code comprises the identification code of one or more previous definition.Become in the use of an environment for most devices in indivedual user's fancy setting rooms or the family, this combination identification code is particularly useful.
The 9th figure is depicted as the process flow diagram of system 10 and 10a treatment step.In step 902, the user provides an instruction identification code.In step 904, utilize graphical user interface's module 704 to receive the instruction identification code, in step 906, judge whether (utilizing operational module 708) instruction identification code is to be the combined command identification code again.If then carry out step 908 and 914.If not, then carry out step 922 and 924.In step 908, operational module 708 is sought the serial data corresponding to the instruction identification code to the information bank 714.In step 914, wave point 46 (or i/o controller 450) translation data string is corresponding code, and transmits code to controlled device 14,18,22.In system 10, the user transmits the infrared ray that wave point 46 indicator devices 14,18,22 produce straight line, and code directly is sent to controlled device 14,18,22.In the 10a of system, code directly can be sent to controlled device 14,18,22, or reach in repeater 42 for follow-up device 14,18,22 and/or the repeater (just, repeater 44) that is sent to other.
In step 916, judging whether also need provide the instruction identification code.If not, then finish treatment step; Otherwise, get back to step 904 and go to receive another instruction identification code.If in square 906, judge be sure (just, the instruction identification code is a combined command identification code), just to step 922, by operational module 708 to information bank 714 seek the combined command identification codes included among the serial datas of corresponding all previous defined instruction identification codes.In step 924, wave point 46 (or i/o controller 450) translation data string is corresponding code, and transmits each code in regular turn to controlled device.Proceed to step 916 then.
Technical scheme of the present invention can be realized with software, hardware, firmware or its combination.For example, the present invention can the driver application under operating system realize.In addition, the present invention also can be integrated with operating system.In the embodiment of another selection, the present invention also can be integrated in the personal computer card of removable (removable).
Therefore, according to the present invention, the code that personal computer can some remote control unit is through routine plan, removes to control some and the pairing device of these remote control unit through the storage new biography feed signals of laying equal stress on then.Therefore system of the present invention uses personal computer to be used as one " general " remote control unit, solve the problem that a plurality of remote control unit cause confusion, and increase user's convenience.Further, system of the present invention can single button or the instruction identification code trigger one or more devices with personal computer, produce required environment with difference in functionality.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly has the knack of this skill person, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing to change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is when looking claim and being as the criterion in conjunction with instructions and accompanying drawing.
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1. method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices, when when receiving a corresponding code, each this device has at least a function; It is characterized in that: this method comprises:
Receive an instruction identification code;
Receive a code from a remote control unit;
Should receive do between code and this instruction identification code one relevant corresponding;
Store this code and this dependent instruction identification code in an information bank;
When receiving this instruction identification code, obtain this correlative code according to this information bank; And
Transmit this code to a controlled device from this information bank, this installs corresponding to this remote control unit.
2. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: wherein will receive and do relevant corresponding step between code and this instruction identification code and also comprise:
Change this reception code and become a corresponding data string; And
This serial data is assigned to this instruction identification code.
3. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: wherein obtain the step of this correlative code according to this information bank, also comprise this corresponding data string is converted to this correlative code.
4. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: also comprise this step through the transmission code that receives and retransfer.
5. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: wherein this instruction identification code provides via an input media.
6. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: wherein this code utilizes a computing machine to transmit.
7. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that: wherein this code transmits via wireless mode.
8. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: wherein will receive between code and this instruction identification code and do relevant corresponding step, and comprise and do relevant corresponding with this instruction identification code a plurality of codes in this information bank.
9. the method that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that: wherein transmit the step of this code, comprise the transmission that transmits these codes relevant from this information bank with this instruction identification code to this controlled device from this information bank.
10. system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices, it is characterized in that: this system comprises:
At least one remote control unit is in order to transmit code;
At least one controlled device, when when a corresponding remote control unit receives a code, each this device has at least one function to should code;
One input media; And
One computing machine, couple this input media, this computing machine have an internal memory, in order to receive a receiver that this at least one remote control unit transmits code, in order to store from these codes that this at least one remote control unit transmitted and from an information bank of this instruction identification code that this input media provided and according to selecteed this instruction identification code in order to the forwarder of transmission code to this at least one controlled device, this information bank makes between each this instruction identification code and a particular code relevant corresponding.
11. the system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that: wherein this computing machine also comprises an interface that couples this receiver, input media and information bank, in order to receive this instruction identification code and these codes.
12. the system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: wherein this input media is selected from the group that comprises that a keyboard, a cursor control device and a graphical user interface are formed.
13. the system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: also comprise a display equipment that is coupled to this computing machine, in order to show this instruction identification code and function.
14. the system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: wherein this information bank also comprises relevant corresponding between this instruction identification code and a plurality of codes.
15. the system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that: also comprise a repeater, have a receiver in order to receiving these codes that this forwarder of this computing machine sends, and have code to a controlled device that a forwarder receives in order to transmission.
16. the system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: wherein this forwarder is an infrared ray forwarder.
17. the system that makes personal computer can control one or more devices as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: wherein this receiver is an infrared receiver.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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