Scientific-atlanta, Inc.

John R Tucker

David I Chang

Donald H Bowen

William L Lott

An infrared (IR) keyboard having a communication protocol and a method for operating same includes circuitry for converting a standard recognized keystroke into a corresponding IR data word for transmission to an IR receiver. The IR keyboard includes circuitry and logic which determines the type of key being actuated and assigns a communication protocol based upon the detected key. An IR code word corresponding to the detected key is associated with the key press and is transmitted from the IR keyboard to an IR receiver using a protocol corresponding to the type of key detected.

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Canton, GA, United States of America

John R Tucker