公开(公告)号：US06868292B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US09878855

申请日：2001-06-11

申请人： Michael Ficco ,  Adrian Yap ,  Ernest Seah ,  Rajeshwari Karthikeyan

发明人： Michael Ficco ,  Adrian Yap ,  Ernest Seah ,  Rajeshwari Karthikeyan

IPC分类号： H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F9/40 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： H04L12/282 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L41/0806 ,  H04L41/22

摘要： A method and system of controlling devices with digitally stored content. Devices such as home electronic appliances, lighting systems, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment, home security systems and home entertainment systems are controlled from a single, centralized device. A set top box (STB) stores scripts that include program content for controlling the operation of a plurality of these devices from the STB. A user of the STB selects the desired scripts, and the STB accesses the selected scripts from storage based on a triggering mechanism such as time, content, event, etc. The STB selectively controls operation of certain devices designated in the script. The method provides ease of control over multiple and diverse devices, applications and media within a user's own home environment, with more functionality and flexibility than currently available.

摘要翻译： 控制具有数字存储内容的设备的方法和系统。 诸如家用电器，照明系统，供暖，通风和空调（HVAC）设备，家庭安全系统和家庭娱乐系统等设备由单一的集中式设备控制。 机顶盒（STB）存储包括用于控制来自STB的多个这些设备的操作的节目内容的脚本。 STB的用户选择所需的脚本，并且STB基于诸如时间，内容，事件等的触发机制从存储器访问所选择的脚本。STB选择性地控制脚本中指定的某些设备的操作。 该方法提供了对用户自己的家庭环境内的多种多样的设备，应用和媒体的易于控制，具有比目前可用的更多的功能和灵活性。