Claims
- 1. A main control unit for a home network system, the main control unit comprising:
a communication interface communicating with at least one device; a wireless interface communicating wirelessly with a remote control unit, the remote control unit being separately located from-the main control unit; and a controller receiving control signals from the remote control unit through said wireless interface, said controller controlling the at least one device through said communication interface in dependence upon the control signals.
- 2. The main control unit of claim 1, said communication interface performing the communicating with the at least one device through at least one selected from among a wireless network and a wire network.
- 3. The main control unit of claim 1, said wireless interface communicating with the remote control unit through a wireless local area network.
- 4. The main control unit of claim 1, with the main control unit corresponding to a set-top-box.
- 5. The main control unit of claim 1, with said communication interface corresponding to at least one selected from among a wireless local area network interface, an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394 interface, a Home Phone Network Alliance interface, and a power line communication interface.
- 6. The main control unit of claim 1, with said controller receiving a control result signal from the at least one device through said communication interface, and transmitting the control result signal to the remote control unit through said wireless interface.
- 7. A remote control unit for a home network system, the remote control unit comprising:
a wireless interface communicating wirelessly with a main control unit; a command input unit inputting a command to control at least one device in communication with the main control unit; and a controller transmitting a wireless control signal to the main control unit through said wireless interface to control the at least one device in dependence upon the command inputted at said command input unit.
- 8. The remote control unit of claim 7, further comprising:
an infrared interface performing infrared communication with the at least one device when the at least one device is within a predetermined distance of the remote control unit, said controller transmitting an infrared control signal corresponding to the command to the at least one device through said infrared interface.
- 9. The remote control unit of claim 7, further comprising:
a display unit displaying screen information for controlling the at least one device, said controller providing the screen information to said display unit in a form of a graphical user interface.
- 10. The remote control unit of claim 7, with said command input unit including a keypad.
- 11. The remote control unit of claim 7, with said command input unit including a touch sensitive screen.
- 12. The remote control unit of claim 7, with said controller receiving a first control result signal of the at least one device from the main control unit in response to the wireless control signal, said controller sensing whether the command was properly executed, the sensing being performed in dependence upon the first control result signal.
- 13. The remote control unit of claim 12, further comprising:
an infrared interface performing infrared communication with the at least one device when the at least one device is within a predetermined distance of the remote control unit, said controller transmitting an infrared control signal corresponding to the command to the at least one device through said infrared interface, said controller receiving a second control result signal of the at least one device from the at least one device through said infrared interface in response to the infrared control signal, said controller sensing whether the command was properly executed, the sensing being performed in dependence upon the second control result signal.
- 14. The remote control unit of claim 13, with said controller waiting to receive the second control result signal from the at least one device through said infrared interface for a predetermined quantity of time, said controller receiving the second control result signal from the main control unit through said wireless interface when the second control result signal is not received by said controller through said infrared interface before the predetermined quantity of time elapses, said controller sensing whether the command was properly executed, the sensing being performed in dependence upon the second control result signal.
- 15. The remote control unit of claim 13, with said controller waiting to receive the second control result signal from the at least one device through said infrared interface for a predetermined quantity of time, said controller transmitting a control result request signal to the main control unit through said wireless interface when the second control result signal is not received by said controller through said infrared interface before the predetermined quantity of time elapses, said controller receiving the second control result signal from the main control unit through said wireless interface, said controller sensing whether the command was properly executed, the sensing being performed in dependence upon the second control result signal.
- 16. A home network system, comprising:
a remote control unit, comprising:
a first wireless interface communicating wirelessly; a command input unit inputting a command to control at least one device; and a first controller wirelessly transmitting a control signal through said first wireless interface, the control signal corresponding to the command; and a main control unit being separately located from said remote control unit, said main control unit comprising:
a communication interface communicating with the at least one device; a second wireless interface communicating wirelessly with said first wireless interface, said second wireless interface receiving the control signal from said first wireless interface; and a second controller controlling the at least one device through said communication interface in dependence upon the control signal received at said second wireless interface.
- 17. The home network system of claim 16, said communication interface performing the communicating with the at least one device through at least one selected from among a wireless network and a wire network, said second controller receiving a control result signal from the at least one device through said communication interface, and transmitting the control result signal to said remote control unit through said second wireless interface.
- 18. The home network system of claim 16, with said communication interface corresponding to at least one selected from among a wireless local area network interface, an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394 interface, a Home Phone Network Alliance interface, and a power line communication interface.
- 19. The home network system of claim 16, said remote control unit further comprising:
an infrared interface performing infrared communication with the at least one device when the at least one device is within a predetermined distance of said remote control unit, said first controller transmitting an infrared control signal corresponding to the command to the at least one device through said infrared interface, said first controller receiving a control result signal of the at least one device from the at least one device through said infrared interface in response to the infrared control signal, said first controller sensing whether the command was properly executed, the sensing being performed in dependence upon the control result signal.
- 20. The home network system of claim 19, with said first controller waiting to receive the control result signal from the at least one device through said infrared interface for a predetermined quantity of time, said first controller receiving the control result signal from said main control unit through said first wireless interface when the control result signal is not received by said first controller through said infrared interface before the predetermined quantity of time elapses, said first controller sensing whether the command was properly executed, the sensing being performed in dependence upon the control result signal.
Priority Claims (1)
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4643/2003 |
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CLAIM OF PRIORITY
[0001] This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C. §119 from an application for “REMOTE CONTROLLER AND SET-TOP-BOX THEREFOR”, earlier filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on 23 Jan. 2003 and there duly assigned Serial No. 2003-4643.