WO2005047996A2 - Home appliance control system and methods in a networked environment - Google Patents
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- the system includes one or more wireless remote controls, a plurality of appliances (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices (generally devices whose chief function is providing control based functions and services, including but not limited to control pods, control servers, device state monitors, etc.) and associated content centric devices (generally devices whose chief function is providing content based functions and services, including but not limited to content managers, content servers, content Tenderers, etc.). Additionally, various methods for control and operation of appliances in the networked home control and automation environment are disclosed.
- Figure 1 illustrates an exemplary networked home control and automation system
- Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of components of an exemplary remote control
- Figure 3 illustrates a block diagram of components of an exemplary control device
- Figure 4 illustrates an exemplary network enablement device
- Figure 5 illustrates a VPN implemented with the networked home control environment
- Figure 6 illustrates an exemplary system for implementing a generic command structure within a home appliance network.
- an integrated home control system and associated control and operation methods are described for use in a networked home control and automation environment.
- the system envisaged by the current invention provides for both the interoperability of various network enabled and legacy home appliances, and advanced command and control functions for such appliances.
- the networked home control and automation system (shown generally in Figure 1) includes one or more remote controls 10, a plurality of appliances 12 (including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system), associated control centric devices 14 (generally devices whose chief function is providing control based functions and services, including, but not limited to, control pods, control servers, device state monitors, etc.) and associated content centric devices 16 (generally devices whose chief function is providing content based functions and services, including, but not limited to, content managers, content servers, content Tenderers, etc.).
- appliances 12 including network enabled appliances and traditional legacy appliances in the exemplary system
- associated control centric devices 14 generally devices whose chief function is providing control based functions and services, including, but not limited to, control pods, control servers, device state monitors, etc.
- associated content centric devices 16 generally devices whose chief function is providing content based functions and services, including, but not limited to, content managers, content servers, content Tenderers, etc.
- the appliances 12 may include, but are not limited to, televisions, VCRs, DVRs, DVD players, cable converter boxes, amplifiers, CD players, game consoles, home lighting, drapery, fans, HVAC systems, thermostats, personal computers, security systems, network enabled automobiles, etc.
- some or all of the above devices, appliances, and components are configured to be network enabled and interoperable (e.g., as defined and described in the UPnP and/or HAVi specifications which can be found at the upnp.org Web site and the havi.org Web site respectively, which specifications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety) such that basic device addressing, accessibility, monitoring, remote management, and other network communication based features are possible in a home control and automation environment.
- network enabled and interoperable e.g., as defined and described in the UPnP and/or HAVi specifications which can be found at the upnp.org Web site and the havi.org Web site respectively, which specifications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety
- the networked home control and automation environment 100 itself may utilize well known centralized networking methods, ad hoc networking methods (including peer-to-peer networking), powerline or phoneline based networking methods, or a combination of the above (whether wired or wireless) to accomplish the features and goals of the present invention. Additionally, it will be appreciated that particular appliances, devices, and components of the exemplary system may incorporate some or all of the features, functions, and capabilities of other individual devices such that a minimal number of separate physical devices are required in a given home environment to accomplish the goals of the current invention.
- devices such as a Media Center PC or network enabled TV (e.g., one compliant with the UpnP and/or HAVi specifications) may include, in additional to standard computing and/or audio/video playback functions, system wide control capabilities, content management and rendering abilities, and location based services.
- the various system elements defined and described herein should be considered as functional modules capable of implementation individually or collectively in a single physical device or a software module in a software product, or one or more elements may be implemented in separate physical devices or software modules, without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
- Figure 2 for use in transmitting command codes, generic commands, macro commands, etc.
- the remote control 10 may include, as needed for a particular application, a processor 24 coupled to a memory device (such as ROM memory 26, RAM memory 27, and/or a non-volatile memory 34), a key matrix 28 (e.g., physical buttons, a touch screen display, or a combination thereof), an internal clock and timer 30, transmission circuit(s) 32, receiver circuit(s) 33, and/or transceiver circuit(s) (e.g., IR and/or RF), a means 36 to provide feedback to the user (e.g., LED, display, speaker, and/or the like), and a power supply 38 as generally illustrated in Fig. 2.
- a processor 24 coupled to a memory device (such as ROM memory 26, RAM memory 27, and/or a non-volatile memory 34), a key matrix 28 (e.g., physical buttons, a touch screen display, or a combination thereof), an internal clock and timer 30, transmission circuit(s) 32, receiver circuit(s) 33, and/or transceiver circuit(s
- the memory device may include executable instructions that are intended to be executed by the processor 24 to control the operation of the remote control 10.
- the processor 24 may be programmed to control the various electronic components within the remote control 10, e.g., to monitor the power supply 38, to cause the transmission of signals, etc.
- the non-volatile read/write memory 34 for example an EEPROM, battery-backed up RAM, Smart Card, memory stick, or the like, may be provided to store setup data and parameters as necessary.
- the memory devices may take the form of any type of readable media, such as, for example, ROM, RAM, SRAM, FLASH, EEPROM, Smart Card, memory stick, a chip, a hard disk, a magnetic disk, and/or an optical disk. Still further, it will be appreciated that some or all of the illustrated memory devices 26, 27, and 34 may be physically incorporated within the same IC chip as the microprocessor 24 (a so called "microcontroller") and, as such, they are shown separately in Fig. 2 only for the sake of clarity. To identify home appliances by type and make (and sometimes model) such that the remote control device 10 is adapted to transmit recognizable command codes in the format appropriate for such identified appliances 12, data may be entered into the universal remote control device 10.
- the remote control 10 may be set up to control an appliance 12 by being taught the command codes needed to control such appliance as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,623,887.
- the remote control 10 is adapted to be responsive to events, such as a sensed user interaction with the key matrix 28, receipt of a transmission, etc. In response to an event, appropriate instructions within the memory 26 may be executed.
- the remote control 10 may retrieve a command code corresponding to the activated command key from memory 26 and transmit the command code to a device in a format recognizable by the device.
- the instructions within the memory 26 can be used not only to cause the transmission of command codes and/or data to the appliances 12 but also to perform local operations, e.g., location based features and functions as described in greater detail below. While not limiting, other local operations that may be performed by the remote control 10 include displaying information/data, favorite channel setup, macro button setup, function key relocation, etc. Examples of local operations can be found in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,481,256, 5,959,751, and 6,014,092.
- Remote control 10 may also include, as needed for a particular application, CCD or other imaging sensors, microphone, and/or touchscreen display for receipt of various types of user input for effecting operations of the remote control.
- Remote control 10 may also be configured to include appliance, control server, and content server functions, as will be described in greater detail below.
- remote control 10 may be implemented on a laptop computer, smart panel, tablet PC, wireless enabled PDA, mobile phone, etc which may all include programming to cause remote control 10 to playback music, videos, pictures and the like, monitor appliance feature and state tables for advanced control functions, and include programming for location determination methods.
- Remote control 10 may thus be viewed as a wireless appliance having functions similar to less portable appliances of the networked control environment, and as such the following discussions and descriptions of the remote controls, and controlling devices in general, should be taken in the broadest sense possible.
- Each network enabled appliance of the system include, or are assigned a unique address.
- this address is in the form of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) which can be any Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Uniform Resource Name (URN), typically assigned via a control server of the system, such that all appliances in communication with the control server may be accessed from at least the control server.
- URI Uniform Resource Identifier
- URL Uniform Resource Locator
- UPN Uniform Resource Name
- multiple appliances may include control and addressing functions in a given system such that each individually addressed appliance may be accessed by multiple control servers, control pods, or other control devices.
- networked devices need not include fully functional web server applications or similar features, but may be configured to simply broadcast and/or listen on specified IP ports to accomplish system connectivity and communications.
- Network enabled appliances of the system additionally include basic feature and state reporting functions for enabling other appliances, control server(s), and remote control(s) to readily ascertain the available control functions of an appliances, and the current state of the control functions.
- basic feature and state reporting functions for enabling other appliances, control server(s), and remote control(s) to readily ascertain the available control functions of an appliances, and the current state of the control functions.
- XML Extensible Markup Language
- One method of implementing such a system would be to include appropriate device code identifiers (e.g., an IR command library, individual IR code, and/or graphical user interface element reference number(s)) in the URI for each appliance, thus broadcasting capabilities (and thus available features) of the device to any control server with access to the associated device library.
- URI appliance address
- One example appliance address (URI) may be "http://123.456.789.0/wxyz,” where "123.456.789.0" is the main appliance address, and "wxyz" in the reference number corresponding to an IR command code set for that particular appliance.
- control and content servers including control pods, command/state monitors, content Tenderers, etc.
- control pods, command/state monitors, content Tenderers, etc. may be separate devices, may be incorporated into one or more of the appliances such that no individual "server devices" are present, etc.
- content centric devices can serve as a repository for digital media files (audio, video, photo, and multimedia content), offer search and cataloging based services, and serve files to one or more appliances for playback.
- computing based devices such as Media Center PC's, "Content Servers,” and “Content Renderers,” as defined and described in, for example, the UPnP specification, are examples of content centric devices in a home control and automation environment.
- Control centric devices generally function to receive, save, process, and transmit media and state data for appliances and devices of the home control and automation environment.
- Various types of command data IR, RF, Powerline commands, Phoneline commands, etc.
- command data IR, RF, Powerline commands, Phoneline commands, etc.
- control devices are capable of performing logic based operations on saved command and state data for use with appliances, remote control interfaces, and desired user functions.
- Preset control instructions on control devices may dictate how and when command and state data is captured and processed, or user interaction with an appliance or remote control device may dictate the manner of command and state data capture and processing. Saved and/or processed command and state playback may likewise be effectuated by preset instructions, automated system processes, or user interaction with appliances and devices of the system.
- the functions performed by a particular control device will depend on included firmware, software and programming, additional components, and level of integration with other appliances of the system.
- control device as shown and described in Figure 3 may be configured and modified as further described herein to function as a location signaling device, network enable ent device, command/state monitor, control pod, network bridge (such as for example an IR, RF, X- 10, or Simple Control Protocol (SCP) bridge), or any combination of the above.
- the control device may also be fully incorporated into any of the appliances of the home environment as a functional element (i.e., as a service or application software running on the appliance).
- a control device 14 is described.
- the control device 14 may be a device separate and apart from the other system appliances or may be integrated into one or more of the appliances as is illustrated in Fig. 1.
- control device 14 may include, as needed for a particular application, a processor 50 coupled to a memory device (such as ROM memory 52, RAM memory 51, and/or non- volatile read/write memory 56), an internal clock and timer 53, receiver circuit(s) 54, transmission circuit(s) 55 and/or transceiver circuit(s) (e.g., IR and/or RF), a means 58 to provide feedback to the user (e.g., LED, display, speaker, and/or the like), a power supply 62, and input output means 64, (e.g., serial I/O port, wireless transceiver, bar code scanner, X-10 bridge, SCP Bridge, Ethernet port, etc.), as is generally illustrated in Fig. 3.
- a processor 50 coupled to a memory device (such as ROM memory 52, RAM memory 51, and/or non- volatile read/write memory 56), an internal clock and timer 53, receiver circuit(s) 54, transmission circuit(s) 55 and/or transceiver circuit(s) (e.g
- the memory device may include executable instructions that are intended to be executed by the processor 50 to control the operation of the control device 14.
- the processor 50 may be programmed to control the various electronic components within the control device 14, e.g., to monitor the power supply 62, to cause the transmission of signals, to provide audio or visual prompts to a user, etc.
- the nonvolatile read/write memory 56 for example an EEPROM, battery-backed up RAM, Smart Card, memory stick, or the like, may also be provided to store setup data and parameters as necessary. While the memory 52 is illustrated and described as a ROM memory, memory 52 can also be comprised of any type of readable media, such as ROM, RAM, SRAM, FLASH, EEPROM, or the like.
- the memory 56 is non-volatile or battery-backed such that data is not required to be reloaded after battery changes.
- the memories 51, 52 and 56 may take the form of a chip, a hard disk, a magnetic disk, and/or an optical disk. It will also be appreciated that in cases where control device capability is integrated into an appliance, some or all of the functional elements described above in conjunction with Fig. 3 may be combined with similar elements already present in the appliance for other purposes. It will be appreciated that the abovementioned transmitter 55, receiver 54, and/or input/output means 64 may be used to connect control device 14 to one or more networked appliances, content servers, computers, the Internet, or other devices and appliances of a networked home control environment.
- control device may control the operation of other devices and appliances in the system, access content and command data stored or maintained either entirely or in part at a location physically separate from the control device 14 (such as for example in a server or personal computer located elsewhere in the home or remotely via the Internet), and communicate wirelessly with a remote control unit to accomplish command and control features of the current invention.
- a remote control position determination system and method is described in conjunction with the networked control environment of the present invention.
- the remote control position determination system includes one or more location signaling devices within multiple control environments (or control zones), each control environment including home appliances operable by the remote control.
- a location signaling device i.e., one implementation of control device 14
- control device 14 is placed within each control environment in order to send one or more signals to the remote control for location determination operations.
- Various methods for determining the location of the remote control relative to the various control environments and zones, or similarly determining the proximity of various home appliances to the remote control are disclosed, as well as methods for using determined location information to dynamically reconfigure default command set and/or macro commands on the remote control to control a desired appliance or multi-appliance function.
- An exemplary remote control position determination system and method is described in greater detail in U.S. provisional patent entitled "System And Method for Controlling Device Location Determination" (serial no.
- a remote control may determine its location based on appliance signaling and unique identifiers, then the location data for the remote control may be formatted and broadcast as a data transmission (i.e., XML format or in a URI as described below) to all appliances in the environment.
- a data transmission i.e., XML format or in a URI as described below
- the determined state data may be published as a device feature or state of the remote control (or by any other appliance in the system having access to remote location data) using for example Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP), XML, or other methods as described in the UPnP specification. It may also be possible to modify the URI or other appliance identifier such that the broadcast and/or discoverable address contains specific information (e.g., appliance location, device state, services available, etc.) relating to the appliance in addition to the device address.
- SSDP Simple Service Discovery Protocol
- XML XML
- the device address for a specific appliance may be formatted as follows to indicate additional information in conjunction with the address: http://Address/Location/StateData/ServicesData, where "Address” is the network address of the device, “Location” is the physical location relating to the environment the device is in, “StateData” includes one or more indications of the device state, and “ServicesData” includes an indication of the services offered by the device.
- Other methods of publishing determined location state data are possible given the disclosure and such methods are well within the routine skill of a programmer skilled in the art.
- Dynamic and/or complex macro commands may be configured to cause appliance states to change any time a particular location is reported by the remote control (e.g., lighting fixtures may be configured to receive location data based on the remote control location determination and modify their power state or brightness level continuously based on remote control location).
- the remote control location determination data may also be used to provide error correction or checking mechanisms for commands issued in a home automation environment.
- a prompt may be sent to the remote control inquiring whether such command to the oven was correct based on the detected location of the remote. It may be advantageous in such a scenario to initiate a location determination request from one or more of the appliances or control devices within the home network, rather than from the remote control.
- the request from the appliances or control devices may be in the form of a signal response (based on a command issued from another appliance or control server rather than a signal request from the remote control) which provides location data to the remote.
- the remote control may make a position determination and broadcast its position data to all networked appliances. Additional functions and features of the remote control location determination system and method will be apparent from the description herein and the above referenced document entitled "System And Method for Remote Control Location Determination.”
- Current legacy appliances in home entertainment systems do not include network based functions and features.
- many new devices are network enabled (such as those that are UPnP and/or HAVi compliant) and provide desirable features to a consumer, replacing all home entertainment devices currently in a consumer's home would be costly and burdensome to the consumer. Additionally, it is anticipated that appliance manufacturers will only gradually merge network enablement features into their model lineups, beginning at the high end, and it will thus be a considerable time before all possible appliances are network enabled.
- a network enablement device in the current invention which serves to control, integrate, extend, and monitor non-networked devices via network protocols and methods (e.g., via the UPnP protocol over an IP based network).
- the purpose of network enabling such non-networked appliances is to provide seamless integration of all appliances and devices in a networked home control and automation environment.
- a control device to network enable legacy appliances of the current invention may be a single physical device, or may be combined as a functional element of other devices, appliances, and components of the system.
- the network enablement device may support several legacy devices simultaneously, and need not be deployed in a one-to-one fashion for each legacy device of the system.
- the network enablement device (such as may be configured using the control device 14 shown in Figure 3) includes a consumer IR (CIR) to network bridge such that commands to and from the legacy appliance to which the network enablement device is connected may be saved, monitored, processed, etc.
- CIR consumer IR
- the network enablement device is able to emulate multiple networked devices (e.g., UPnP compliant devices) that encapsulate the functionality of legacy consumer electronics devices that are only controllable via standard CIR commands.
- a network enablement device including a CIR bridge
- the network enablement device could announce and emulate a virtual networked media Tenderer device, supporting, for example AV transport, rendering control, and connection manager services (e.g., as defined and described in the UPnP specification).
- the network enablement device could also serve to provide remote IO interfaces for each simulated , device (e.g., as also described in the UPnP specification).
- the network enablement device 70 is connected to the networked environment 100 and provides a superficial mask (assigned IP address) via a virtual network layer 72 for control and content access of the underlying legacy device(s) 12 as well as content converter(s) 74 (in most cases analog to digital converters and vice versa) to return over the networked environment the content in a format as if the original legacy appliance was a network enabled appliance (e.g., a UPnP compliant device).
- the network enablement device can mask multiple legacy appliances by assigning a unique virtual IP address, session ID, or instance to each legacy appliance which the network enablement device is adapted to control.
- the network enablement device 70 may also be configured with the feature, state, and other information about the legacy appliances to be controlled.
- the IR code or other similar identifying characteristics may be referenced with an existing device database, such as an IR code library or model/feature list located locally or at a remote location and accessed via the network, to determine feature, state, and other information.
- an existing device database such as an IR code library or model/feature list located locally or at a remote location and accessed via the network, to determine feature, state, and other information.
- the feature and state information for each legacy appliance may be broadcast to other devices on the networked control environment via SSDP, XML, etc. (e.g., as described in the UPnP specification).
- Software or other programming on the network enablement device may thus create the necessary virtual network appliances corresponding to each connected legacy appliance based on the type of appliance, its gathered state, feature, and other information.
- a legacy TV/VCR combo connected to network enablement device 70 might result in the generation of a network enabled media renderer, as well as a networked media server.
- the virtual media renderer corresponding to the TV may support a rendering control service (e.g., as described in the UPnP specification) to provide channel control as well as picture adjustment. It may also provide an AV transport control that would allow for control of the VCR.
- the virtual media server would need both content directory and connection manager services in order to provide access to the AV outputs of connected legacy appliances. Outputs of the connected legacy appliances are routed to corresponding inputs on the network enablement device.
- the network enablement device can utilize SSDP or similar protocol to respond to discovery attempts by control centric devices of the system, as well as handle all periodic availability/unavailability announcements for the virtual networked devices.
- the network enablement device may be configured to accept network control packets (e.g., UPnP based control packets) for its virtual devices and services, such as AV Transport, Rendering Control, Connection Manager, etc.
- the appropriate legacy appliance may thus be controlled via its native control medium (e.g., IR, RF, SLIP, XI 0, SCP, etc.), while digital media streams from other networked sources can be sinked to the virtual devices created by the network enablement device, and therefore the underlying legacy appliances, through the network enablement device's AV outputs.
- Media files or streams can be sourced from the virtual networked devices or storage media on the network enablement device and, therefore, the underlying legacy appliances through the network enablement device's AV inputs. These streams or files can then be sinked to other network enabled appliances in a standard manner.
- a user will initiate a save state command for a particular home entertainment center (typically a group of appliances) from which a movie, music, television broadcast, image, or other media element is being played.
- Any device that can transmit a unique coded signal in IR, RF or other protocol could be used to instigate the process of suspend, storing, transmitting and resuming the session state (e.g., LCD based remote, traditional tactile remote, single button remote, mobile wireless device, etc.)
- Both the playback state of the media, as well as the device configurations and settings during playback will be saved either in a central data server (such as a media server connected to one or more devices of the home entertainment center), sent to the remote control to be saved, or a combination thereof.
- a set of device conversion definitions is applied to each data element from the first entertainment center (e.g., television settings data, audio receiver settings data, etc.) in order to ensure that data and commands saved from the first device(s) will translate appropriately to the analogous device(s) of the second entertainment center.
- the media and appliance states able to be saved include, but are not limited to, current cable, satellite, or broadband channel being viewed, PPV or PVR program being viewed, MP3 play list with current track and track offset, Internet based audio or video streams, or any streaming content that can be paused and resumed.
- Internet or other widely accessible network based content may be suspended and resumed from any set of state controllable A/V appliances that have access to Internet/network based content.
- an Internet based video file could be started from within a home entertainment environment, paused by the user (e.g., via a pause or save state button on a remote control or PDA), and later resumed in a remote hotel room on a different entertainment environment which is controllable by the user (e.g., via the remote or PDA) and which is able to access the Internet based video file.
- various location centric "state snapshots" may be saved in a remote control or by a central server for playback at a later time on any set of analogous appliances in the home.
- a save room command would capture all current media and appliances state setting for a given room, including lighting states (e.g., power and dimmer states), audio playback state (e.g., a given song playing on a given appliance), video playback state (e.g., a given video playing on a given appliance), room thermostat state for temperature settings, etc.
- lighting states e.g., power and dimmer states
- audio playback state e.g., a given song playing on a given appliance
- video playback state e.g., a given video playing on a given appliance
- room thermostat state for temperature settings, etc.
- Many such similar home, room, environment, or appliance specific states may be saved for subsequent recall and playback, using the same set of appliances or a set of analogous appliances. It will be understood that the extent of saved state data and associated data translation which may be necessary to accomplish a given playback operation depends on the number of particular appliances and media elements involved in a previous save state operation.
- the state data saved may include locally-measured items gathered by the controlling device.
- the controlling device includes a microphone (e.g., is a PDA or a voice activated remote control, etc.) a measurement of the current volume level may be taken and saved. Upon resumption of playback, the media stream may be resumed one or two seconds back from the original pause point in order to allow a comparable volume measurement to be made and the sound level adjusted accordingly.
- a controlling device which includes a light sensor e.g., an LCD based unit with a sensor for automatic backlight control, an electroluminescent display based unit with automatic brightness control, etc.
- the command/state monitor receives a transmission from a remote control and determines if the transmission from the remote control includes a recognizable command code. When the transmission from the remote control is determined to not include a recognizable command code, a signal is generated to notify the remote control and/or user that an unsuccessful transmission was received. More specifically, the system includes a control device that has programming for determining if the transmission from the remote control includes all of the command codes in a sequence of command codes.
- the command/state monitor need not be a separate physical device or appliance, rather it may be incorporated into one or more home appliances, or other control centric devices (such as the signaling device for location determination tasks etc.). Additionally, the command/state monitor may be a functional (i.e., software based) element of a control server or network enabled appliance according to the current invention. In general the command/state monitor permits one or more devices, appliances, or components of the home control and automation system to register current appliance and media states for use in many of the features and functions described herein.
- the command/state monitor when implemented in a networked control and automation environment, may be configured to not only monitor, save and process commands initiated from the remote control, but also system level commands and control data that are issued from appliances, devices, or other system components other than the remote control. In this way the command/state monitor can functions as a central command/state repository, processing center, and arbiter for the whole, or select portions of the networked control environment.
- the command/state monitor may register for events that an appliance or service may issue, thus providing a monitoring service for out of bound situations. In this way the command/state monitor can trigger or key off of a detected appliance or media state to accomplish a variety of control, alert, or automation functions.
- Triggering states or events may include, for example, temperature out of range in the house / hot tub, disk space limited on PVR, pay per view movie about to expire which has not been watched, oven has reached 350 degrees with food inside for 35 minutes, etc.
- the command/state monitor (in conjunction with the home control and automation environment) could also perform macro based responses to state/event notifications, allowing for automated escalation or resolution of the problem.
- the notifications may be filtered based on preset user or system specific settings, or based on dynamic factors such as the location of the remote control, or the current user of the appliance or remote control.
- the command/state monitor may also be configured to re-direct the notifications based on time of day, day of week, severity, location of the remote control, etc.
- a remote location e.g., a users cell phone, PDA, etc.
- a remote location e.g., a users cell phone, PDA, etc.
- various command and control methods are described such as generic commands, dynamic commands, and complex macro commands.
- these commands may be effectuated by a simple remote control, or any remote control, command interface, or control device configured to send command data to a control device (e.g., dedicated remotes, universal remotes, LCD based remotes, PDA's, mobile phones, etc.). It is envisioned that a user will be able to effect command of appliances in one of several ways in a networked home control environment.
- a user may use one or more remote control units to send dedicated device specific commands to individual appliances, via an appropriate transport medium (e.g., IR, RF, X-10, SCP commands, etc.)
- transport medium e.g., IR, RF, X-10, SCP commands, etc.
- commands may be in the form of individual commands or may be preprogrammed or user definable macro commands such as described in U.S. Patent No. 5,959,751.
- remote controls should be capable of either storing large command databases and/or learning command codes for use with particular appliances.
- some of the remote control components described above may be configured in a standalone control device (control pod) integrated with the networked home control and automation environment, or may be integrated as a functional elements of another appliance or device of the system (e.g., command/state monitor, signaling device, network enablement device, or any appliance of the system).
- An exemplary control pod may be configured using the general control device 14 as shown and described in Figure 3.
- the portable remote control device may be configured as a "generic" remote control with a minimal number of functional components, such that a user need only choose a minimal number of control buttons (or any other control initiator such as voice or gesture based commands) to control a desired activity or function.
- devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, watches, dedicated remotes, and other simple wireless enabled devices may be configured as a "generic remote” using the system and method of the present invention.
- a simple generic remote may include several function buttons (i.e. TV, Movie, Music, Lighting, etc) and several associated generic transport buttons (e.g., play, stop, shuffle, power on/off, volume, etc.).
- the control pod may initiate a default action for a device connected to the control system that correspond most closely to the user indicated functions (e.g., turning the lights on if they are currently powered off). Additional button presses on the generic remote may communicate more information to the control pod which may better enable the control pod to determine the desired actions of the user (e.g., pressing "Movie” and "Play” on the generic remote may cause the control pod to power on the TV, DVD player, and Audio Receiver connected to the control pod, and begin playing a DVD).
- one function button e.g., Lighting
- the control pod may initiate a default action for a device connected to the control system that correspond most closely to the user indicated functions (e.g., turning the lights on if they are currently powered off). Additional button presses on the generic remote may communicate more information to the control pod which may better enable the control pod to determine the desired actions of the user (e.g., pressing "Movie” and "Play” on the generic remote may cause the control pod to power on the TV, DVD player, and Audio Receive
- the control pod itself may be set up and configured to control appliances and devices associated with it using a variety of methods, including user based setup from a PC (e.g., using device command codes to set up the control pod such as described in U.S. Patent No. 6.587,067), dynamic setup through SSDP or other device discovery and setup protocols, device detection and learning methods via barcode reading or RFID tags (as described in co-pending, commonly assigned U.S. Patent application entitled “System and Method for Setting Up A Universal Remote Control” (serial no. 10/665,642), and commonly assigned U.S. Patent No.
- the generic remote may be configured to communicate with the control pod via any wireless medium (e.g., IR, RF, etc.) and the commands themselves (e.g., activity commands and/or generic transport commands) sent by the remote to the control pod may effect any desired action of the user. For example, as a user walks into a given room or control environment with the remote control, the location of the remote may be determined by the remote or control pod or the system using the remote location determination system and method as described above.
- any wireless medium e.g., IR, RF, etc.
- the commands themselves e.g., activity commands and/or generic transport commands
- the location of the remote may be determined by the remote or control pod or the system using the remote location determination system and method as described above.
- the generic remote is configured to send a simple generic command (for "DVD” and "Play") to the control pod present in the room.
- a simple generic command for "DVD” and "Play”
- the control pod effects the desired appliance commands and states using programming, command codes, and an appropriate transmitter on the control pod.
- the actual "generic" remote control operated by the user need only be capable of sending basic commands, and need not contain a library of command codes, complex programming to effect commands of different type or protocol, or a robust transceiver for modulating different signal types or high frequency signals.
- a "generic" code can be a command code that would normally control the operation of a particular device of a particular manufacturer that, through the present invention, may nevertheless be used to trigger other operations not normally associated with that command code.
- a control pod can be preprogrammed to recognize a command code as being a "generic” code or can be taught to recognize any command code as being a generic code, for example, by means of learning a command code (from a remote) and associating the learned command code with the "generic" command code functionality. In this manner, an otherwise dedicated remote control can be converted to one having "generic" command capabilities.
- the user of an exemplary portable device 600 equipped to support generic command structures provides input indicative of a desired equipment state via a button press 601, spoken command 602, text 603 entry comprising either keystrokes, symbols, or handwriting recognition (such as is well known in PDA art - e.g., Palm Inc's "Graffiti"), gesture 604 either by way of touchpad or by physical motion of the device itself, etc.
- a button press 601 e.g., spoken command 602
- text 603 entry comprising either keystrokes, symbols, or handwriting recognition (such as is well known in PDA art - e.g., Palm Inc's "Graffiti")
- gesture 604 either by way of touchpad or by physical motion of the device itself, etc.
- portable device 600 may be equipped with programming 606 (generally algorithm or logic based instructions as may be appropriately configured by those skilled in the art) to normalize such command input to a standard action descriptor (e.g.
- CD Play recognizable by any appropriately configured controlling device within the network, including portable device 600, control pod 650, etc. It will be appreciated that such command normalization may make use of local 610 or remote 612 databases as appropriate to decode and interpret command input(s) 601 ,602,603,604. Once the standard action descriptor 620 has been arrived at, further programming within portable device may cause the generation of an appropriate device command for controlling operation of the device, or the action descriptor may be transferred via the networked home control environment 100 to the appropriate control point, for example control pod 650, based upon the user's current location determined as described earlier.
- the control point, or portable device may then select an appropriate physical device(s) to which commands are to be directed based upon the equipment configuration and/or the current activity occurring in that location (listening to music, watching a movie, etc.), followed by reduction and translation of the requested action into specific physical device command(s) 670.
- the command translation process may make use of local 660 or remote 662 databases as appropriate, which database may be part of or separate from databases 610 and/or 612. It will further be appreciated that although described above in terms of a relatively simple exemplary command ("CD play"), more complex action descriptors may result in the issuance of sequences of commands to multiple devices as described in greater detail in the sections below.
- Dynamic macro commands generally involve the application of variable data to a preconfigured macro, or system automated command event.
- a remote control, control pod, or other control device may include preconfigured (i.e., user defined, predefined, or system generated) macro commands to effect advanced command and control operations in the home control environment.
- complex macro commands provide for the configuration of macro commands involving multiple command protocols (e.g., IR, RF, X-10, SCP, etc).
- IR, RF, X-10, SCP e.g., IR, RF, X-10, SCP, etc.
- a "Sleep" macro command for a given home control environment may involve sending IR commands to power off certain legacy appliances, RF commands to power off other appliances, and X-10 or SCP based commands to power off lights, close drapes, etc.
- a method of generating dynamic macro commands (which may also include generating and managing complex macro commands) is disclosed.
- the methods of generating and managing dynamic and complex macro commands are based generally on preconfigured user preferences (such as system based preference, automation events, or user defined macro commands, etc.) and logic operations programmed on a remote control, control pod, or other control device of the networked control environment.
- a dynamic macro involves the operation of variable data plus control logic to an existing command (including a macro command) in order to consistently bring about a desired result when a user initiates the command.
- a particular macro for tuning to a users favorite channel could be automatically reconfigured as a user moved from one entertainment center to another.
- the initial macro command may have been configured to power on the TV, Audio Receiver, and Cable Box, and then to tune the Cable Box to a particular channel.
- programming in the remote functions to effectively reconfigure the power command for the TV, power command for the Audio Receiver, power command for the Cable Box, and channel tuning command for the Cable Box, in order to ensure that the correct channel is selected and played on each entertainment center for which the macro command is used.
- a simple channel change and/or volume up/down command may be caused to dynamically change based on the current location of the remote control.
- the remote control may send IR commands to the Audio Receiver when a "Volume Up" command is issued from remote control.
- the same "Volume Up" command may be effectively, dynamically reconfigured (using the new location data) to command the Audio receiver in the first room, for example, via RF transmissions, via a control pod which may complete the volume change by causing an IR command to the first Audio Receiver, etc.
- the save/recall state method and dynamic macro generation concepts of the present invention may also be combined.
- the remote control or control pod may be configured to automatically save the current states from the appliances of the first location, effectively generate a new macro command for the appliances in the second location, and cause appropriate commands (including complex macro commands if necessary) to be transmitted for commanding the same song to continue playing (from the same position within the track) on the Audio Receiver in the second location, with the volume increased incrementally from the saved volume state of the first Audio Receiver.
- a control based setup application wizard may be used to walk a user through the process of configuring the remote control, control pod, and/or other control device to effect operation of and manage the appliances, devices, and components of a particular control environment. After completing such a setup wizard, the user may initiate a process for the setup of automated macros, which will be generated based on the activity being requested, appliances being used, and functional aspects of the appliances.
- One exemplary macro setup process is described as follows:
- the system will automatically generate macros, for the particular user based on the system templates.
- An exemplary Channel Favorite Setup via Internet website method is described as follows: 1) User selected ZIP code in which the equipment is located.
- the system will generate the macros to change channel based on the channel tuning devices they have in their home.
- a URL and thumbnail image for each network appliance could be downloaded along with each macro sequence to enable enhanced graphic user interface functions of the remote control, control pod, or other control device.
- An exemplary volume normalization setup Wizard may guide the user to move from room to room while monitoring the sound level of a standard test tone in each location using, for example, the built-in microphone found in many PDA devices which may be used as a controlling device and/or voice-activated remote controls. This information may then be stored at a central command/state monitor such as described earlier, for subsequent use during pause/resume playback operations to allow equivalent volume levels to be set in different locations.
- a wizard may: 1.) Request the user to move to the first location and position the controlling device in the center of the room or listening area. 2.) Send sufficient "volume down" commands to guarantee that the sound reproduction apparatus in that room is set to its lowest possible volume setting.
- remote control 10 may connect to the networked home control environment 100 via a translation and command passing server 500 (shown as an Internet based server).
- a translation and command passing server 500 shown as an Internet based server.
- the address translation system and method involves the central registration of a home control environment or particular appliance IP numbers (or similar addressing protocol).
- appliance functions and even current appliance and media states are registered along with IP numbers or other addresses at the central registry.
- a server or other device hosting the central registry may perform monitoring and alert functions (based on network or appliance address, functions, and current states) which may be delivered to an associated remote device (such as a wireless PDA, mobile phone, etc.).
- the Internet based server, home network, and/or particular appliances of the home network may periodically poll one another for purposes of updating the IP numbers or other addresses associated with appliances of the home network.
- a remote device such as a wireless PDA or mobile phone
- the translation and command passing server may be configured such that it supports multiple redundant communication paths into the home, for example both Internet and direct dial, together with automatic routing algorithms to select the best available route based on for example, message/command urgency, data volume to be transferred, etc.
- the remote device 10 need not request a network or appliance address update from the central server before issuing a command intended for a particular home based appliance or appliances. Rather, the remote device 10 sends a command request along with an associated appliance or command identifier (which serves to sufficiently identify the appliance(s) intended for operation by the user) directly to the translation and command passing server 500 which in turn completes the determination of any updated address for the intended appliances, and issues the intended command(s) to the home network 510 or directly to particular appliances 12.
- an associated appliance or command identifier which serves to sufficiently identify the appliance(s) intended for operation by the user
- two way communication between the remote device (such as a remote control, wireless PDA, mobile phone, etc.) and home based appliances 12 may be effected using the current system and method of address translation and command passing such that commands, alerts, updates, and even content (e.g., audio, video, photos, multimedia, etc.) may be passed remotely between the home network (including particular appliances of the home network) and remote device.
- a service running on the address translation and command passing server or a home network based service
- a home based PVR could be controlled remotely using a remote device in conjunction with the address translation and command passing server to record, delete or view a program from a remote location.
- program recording requests could be entered into a PDA device equipped with a program guide data display, as contemplated in co-pending U.S. patent application 10/287,441 entitled " System and Method for Displaying an Electronic Program Guide and for Remotely Controlling the Recording Functionality of a Device", of like assignee and incorporate herein by reference in its entirety, and subsequently transferred to the home based PVR upon the PDA subsequently establishing connection to any wide area network capable of communicating with the address translation and command passing server 500.
- a security certificate based solution e.g., implementing security certificates or keys such as PKI certificates, PGP keys, etc.
- Virtual Private Networks may be leveraged in order to provide increased security and access (such as through firewalls or other network based protective measures) in conjunction with the current system and method.
- a method for remote proxy of Virtual Private Networks for simplified access to the home networks is disclosed.
- a remote device may be configured to access a home based network (including home appliances) through a VPN connection 520.
- VPNs generally provide a powerful means of tunneling through firewalls and gaining external access to a home network, however in the context of remote home control, there are several problems to be solved.
- configuring a VPN can be complex and time- consuming.
- IP/Web enabled devices are capable of utilizing VPN services.
- a user may want to securely access their home network from a public terminal or other shared device.
- the general VPN based solution disclosed for use in connection with a networked home control and automation environment is to provide a web based service which will itself establish a VPN connection to the user's home network and provide the needed network connectivity to the user's remote device. The user would of course have to configure their home network to enable VPN, as well as configure the web based service with the relevant connection information.
- an easily implemented wizard based installation application could make this task relatively simple.
- One such implementation of this solution could be a web service which provides a proxied connection to home control software running on a user's home network. Through such a service, a user could remotely query, configure and control their home system from a smart phone or even from a web interface on a public terminal. While the present invention is described in relation to a networked control environment, it will be appreciated that various aspects of the above described inventive concepts may be implemented within non-networked control environments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. For instance, saving and recalling of device states may be accomplished through two-way communication between legacy appliances and the remote control, with all associated command saving, command translations, and command sending being performed by the remote.
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