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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2004
Michel Cosmao, Liffre, FR;
Jean-baptiste Henry, Melesse, FR;
Willem Lubbers, Cesson Sevigne, FR;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of controlling devices linked by a digital communication network, a device having a control device—typically a remote control—that is dedicated to it; the control device comprising command input means—typically keys—for entering commands. The method consists initially in running on each device to be controlled a step for configuring the associations between network device functions and command input means, then, when a means is activated, in sending a message including the code corresponding to the device associated with this key. A refinement consists in associating a number of devices with one and the same key, and in sending as many messages as there are associated devices when the key is activated. The invention also relates to a device provided with a remote control and an interface for implementing the method.