Apparatus and method for interpreting received control commands

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for interpreting control commands received from a control element, wherein the control element sends control commands indicating start of activation (e.g., press operation) and end of activation (e.g., release operation) separately. Two time thresholds provided by respective timers (T1, T2) are used at the controlled device (20), a lower time threshold for determining the short activation and a higher time threshold for determining the long activation; the difference between the two time thresholds indicates a “dead zone” of no control action.

主权项

1. An apparatus for interpreting first and second control commands received via a communication channel, said apparatus comprising:
a first timer started in response to a receipt of said first control command and counting a first predetermined time period; a second timer adapted to count a second predetermined time period which ends after time-out of said first timer; a processing unit for stopping said first timer and initiating at least one of generation and execution of a first predetermined action in response to a receipt of said second command during operation of said first timer, for initiating at least one of generation and execution of a second predetermined action in response to a time-out of said second timer, for initiating at least one of generation and execution of a third predetermined action in response to a receipt of said second command after time-out of said second timer, and for stopping the second timer without generation of an action in response to a receipt of said second command after time-out of said first timer and during operation of said second timer.