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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Michael A. Ballew, Greer, SC (US);
Larry D. Mason, Taylors, SC (US);
Michael A. Ballew, Greer, SC (US);
Larry D. Mason, Taylors, SC (US);
Other;
Abstract
This invention is directed to a system and method for actuating an electronic device having a first protocol with a command device having a second protocol so as to actuate such consumer device regardless of differences in protocol. An electronic device may be remote controlled through a infrared protocol for such functions as being turned on, turned off, or other functions related to the specific device. As such, command devices, such as remote controls are highly specialized and dependent upon the protocol of the electronic device for actuating such device. This invention allows a command device of any protocol to actuate a electronic device of any other protocol through associating the input signal to the electronic device with an output signal from the command device and converting one protocol to another with associated command.