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Definitions

• TV remote control equipped with means of communication with a cellular telephone network.
• the present invention is in the field of cellular telephony, and more particularly the apparatus for transmitting and receiving information in relation to a cellular telephone network. It relates to such a device equipped with means for improving the comfort of use of the cellular network.
• a cellular telephone is a device in connection with a cellular telephone network for receiving and transmitting information to subscribers of any communication network.
• a cellular apparatus is provided, in addition to the cellular communication means, with a control keyboard associating in particular keys and / or a cursor and / or other similar control elements, and memory means for storing various information relating to its functioning, such as a directory and the information received and / or sent.
• a cellular device may be equipped with inert or animated image capture means, which are associated with the memory means and the communication means for transmitting these images.
• the cellular apparatus integrates a logic management program of the information stored in the memory means, to provide a user-friendly presentation of this information.
• television sets are commonly equipped with remote communication means by waves with a remote control, to allow a user to conveniently control the operation of the television, such as
• a * - ⁇ PIKrôATK ⁇ its methods of displaying and broadcasting information and / or its methods of transmitting information from a source, a television transmitter or electronic reading / recording devices, a video tape recorder and / or a digital disk player, for example .
• the object of the present invention is to provide an interactive communication system capable of communicating with a cellular telephone network which is arranged to improve its user comfort, and a control device constituting this system.
• the inventive step of the present invention was in its entirety to provide a wave communication system that combines a remote control of a television capable of operating with interactive communication means with a cellular communication network.
• Such interactive communication means are likely to be integrated either with the remote control or with electronic means of cellular communication equipping the television, in particular by being integrated with the television and / or by being integrated in a specific device in connection with the television. .
• the communication system of the present invention comprises a television remote control provided with first operating control members thereof, which are associated with first control means of the operation of the television in connection with communication means to a short distance by waves, such as infrared radiofrequency or the like, for the exchange of information between the remote control and the television.
• the communication system also comprises interactive cell phone communication means capable of cooperating with a cellular telephone network, which are related to second control means whose implementation is placed under the control of second integrated control members. on the remote control and advantageously at least partially confused with the first control members.
• the system also comprises logical data processing means in relation to at least the second control means.
• the interactive cell phone communication means are integrated into the remote control
• the latter is arranged in a cellular telephone.
• a cellular telephone incorporates second usual cellphone control organs which are advantageously at least partly confused with first control members of the operation of the television.
• the remote control incorporates first usual organs for controlling the operation of the television, which are advantageously at least partially confused with control devices for the operation of the interactive telephone communication means. cellular.
• the logical means of information processing and / or the second control means indifferently either are integrated with the remote control or are fitted to the television by being integrated with the latter and / or in a specific device in connection with the television set. .
• the control organs of the remote control are in particular composed of second control members relating to the operation of a cellular telephone with regard to the management of its memory means and means of interactive communication with the cellular telephone network, the first members of the control of the operation of the television, and incidentally ancillary organs for controlling the operation of an ancillary electronic apparatus, such as a reading and / or recording apparatus.
• the control elements equipping the remote control are notably organs that are easily maneuverable by the user, such as keys, sliders and / or other analogous control members, or even voice control means.
• the communication system comprises a remote local communication interface which is interposed between the remote control and the television, such as standard type WIFI (Wireless Fidelity), BLUETOOTH protocol, radio frequency or analog communication interface.
• WIFI Wireless Fidelity
• BLUETOOTH Bluetooth Low-Fi Protected Access
• the logical information processing means comprise a logically managed communication interface of information exchanged with the cellular telephone network advantageously of the videoconference type such as standard SKYPE (registered trademark) or MSN software
• Another object of the invention is to be able to use the present invention in multi-user mode. That is to say, to be able to use several of the same TV screen. The same television answering the solicitations of each of the remote controls.
• the specificity of the invention then resides in a sharing of the screen that adapts to the multi-user mode. Indeed, it can happen that on a trade show or even because of a group meeting, several people want to share the effect of view on big screen.
• everyone can use their mobile phone terminal and use by sharing the same TV screen.
• the screen In a simple mode, the screen is divided into as many screens of equal size as remote control users.
• the subscreens are assigned according to a priority rule assigned by the address of the remote control, which is more commonly known as the SIM address.
• the administrator enacting the rules of priority and sharing of these screens. This solution thus making it possible, for example, for a director equipped with a phone of an address known to pass a message in priority over the messages of his subordinates.
• the priority rules thus determine the respective display position relative to each of the remote controls.
• the communication system comprises:
• the second control means for connecting the remote control with the cellular telephone network and for managing the information stored in the memory means, the implementation of which is placed under the control of the second control members and which are either integrated into the remote control or equip the TV.
• the short-distance communication means by waves associating corresponding organs respectively assigned to the remote control and the TV.
• the second control means comprise, in particular, control means relating to the television reception means of the television set, such as the possibility of modifying the reception channels and / or the display and / or sound broadcasting parameters of the information received and displayed.
• the second control means make it possible to modify the display parameters of the sound and visual information broadcast by the television, whether it is information coming from the television reception means with which it is equipped that the information relating to cellular telephony and associated memory means.
• the means of communication at short range by waves are in particular in relation with an information management interface and reception / dissemination of this information, which is interposed between the remote control and the television.
• This interface is advantageously an interface type standard WIFI (Wireless Fidelity), BLUETOOTH protocol, radio frequency or analog communication interface.
• the logical means of information processing are in particular compatible with the IP routing protocol.
• These logic management means advantageously comprise logical management means of videoconferencing type, for example type standard SKYPE (registered trademark) or MSN Messenger software (registered trademark).
• the communication system comprises means for monitoring its operation and alerting when receiving information from the cellular network.
• These monitoring means are associated with a luminous device equipping the remote control.
• the communication system comprises a cellular telephone device which is implanted in any one of the remote control, of the television, of a specific apparatus connected to the television and / or of the interface, and which regroups: *) the means of interactive communication of cellular telephony,
• the present invention also relates to a constituent remote control of a communication system that includes the characteristics that have been stated, taken alone or in combination.
• the present invention will be better understood on reading the description which will be made in connection with the single figure of the attached sheet, which schematically shows an embodiment of a communication system of the present invention.
• a communication system is for the exchange of information between a remote control 1, a TV 2 and a cellular telephone network 3.
• the remote control 1 is intended not only to allow control the operation of the television 2 and the operation of means 4 for interactive communication able to cooperate with a cellular telephone network 3, but also to enable the television to broadcast information exchanged between the communication system and the cellular telephone network 3 .
• the remote control 1 comprises control members 5, which are operable conveniently by the user, which are constituted on the illustrated examples of a keypad 5 and a slider 6. These control members 5, 6 are related to first control means 7 for operating the television 2 and with second control means 8 for connecting the communication system with the cellular telephone network 3.
• the first control means 7 are integrated in the remote control 1 and are in connection with means 9 for short-distance communication by waves with the television 2. These means 9 for short-distance communication by waves are in connection with an interface 10 for managing information and for receiving / broadcasting this information, which is interposed between the remote control 1 and the television 2.
• the remote control 1 is further equipped:
• the means of communication system relating to cellular telephony include in particular:
• These means relating to the cellular telephony may be assigned individually to the remote control 1, the television 2 or another electronic device connected to the television 2, or even to the interface 10. These means relating to cellular telephony are also likely to be integrated in a cellular telephone device 18, capable of being implanted in any one of the remote control 1, the television 2, a specific device connected to the television 2 and / or the interface 10.
• the system is preferably equipped with means 19 for monitoring its operation and for alerting in particular for receiving information from the network 3.
• These monitoring means may be located in the remote control 1, in the television set. 2 or another electronic device connected to the television set 2, in the interface 10, and / or in the cellular telephone device 18, and are connected with warning means 20 such as a luminous device equipping the remote control 1, and / or even with the first control means 7 to broadcast an alert via the television 2.
• the monitoring means 19 are connected to the alert means 20 via the means 9 of short wave communication.
• FIG. 3 represents a television screen divided into three sub-screens (E1, E2, E3) due to the simultaneous connection of three users (U1, U2, U3). Being well understood that this distribution of screen can be totally different according to the priority rules published by the system administrator and according to the degree of priority of each of the users.

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