Network remote control

摘要

A network of devices with remote control includes a network interconnecting two or more networked devices and a wireless remote control unit for communicating with one or more of the networked devices. The remote control unit stores an interface for one or more of the networked devices so that the networked devices can be controlled with the remote control unit.

主权项

1. A remote control unit comprising:
a transceiver configured to receive a plurality of interfaces from networked devices; a display device configured to display user interface screens, at least one of the user interface screens being generated from a given interface of the plurality of interfaces; a processor configured to generate a command, the given interface being used to generate the command, wherein the command instructs an electrical device to perform or control a function, the electrical device being one of the networked devices, wherein a network interconnects with each of the networked devices, the networked devices being end devices configured to communicate using the network, and wherein the command is initiated from the remote control unit responsive to selection based upon the generated user interface screen and is sent through a different one of the networked devices to the electrical device.