Global Patent Index - EP 1238381 A2

EP 1238381 A2 20020911 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING MULTIPLE INFRARED (IR) DATA PACKETS USING A SINGLE KEYPRESS

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING MULTIPLE INFRARED (IR) DATA PACKETS USING A SINGLE KEYPRESS

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM SENDEN VON MEHREREN INFRAROTDATENPAKETEN MIT EINEM EINZIGEN TASTENDRUCK

Title (fr)

SYSTEME ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT D'ENVOYER DE MULTIPLES PAQUETS DE DONNEES PAR INFRAROUGE (IR) A L'AIDE D'UNE SEULE PRESSION DE TOUCHE

Publication

EP 1238381 A2 20020911 (EN)

Application

EP 00986309 A 20001207

Priority

  • US 0033505 W 20001207
  • US 45788199 A 19991210

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0143103A2] An infrared (IR) remote control and method for operating same include assigning and transmitting multiple IR data words for a single remote control keystroke. In accordance with the invention, two IR data words, one corresponding to an analog command and one corresponding to a digital command, are sent by the remote control transmitter. The two data words are sequentially transmitted so that both an analog and a digital settop IR receiver will receive both data words. The analog settop receiver will respond to the analog command and the digital settop receiver will respond to the digital command. In this manner, a single remote control device may be used with both an analog settop receiver and a digital settop receiver.

IPC 1-7

G08C 23/04

IPC 8 full level

G08C 19/28 (2006.01); G08C 23/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08C 19/28 (2013.01); G08C 23/04 (2013.01); G08C 2201/41 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0143103A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0143103 A2 20010614; WO 0143103 A3 20020117; BR 0016014 A 20020723; CA 2394048 A1 20010614; EP 1238381 A2 20020911; JP 2003516688 A 20030513

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0033505 W 20001207; BR 0016014 A 20001207; CA 2394048 A 20001207; EP 00986309 A 20001207; JP 2001543708 A 20001207