Telephonic communications – Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical... – Remote control
Patent
1996-07-12
2000-09-05
Woo, Stella
Telephonic communications
Telephone line or system combined with diverse electrical...
Remote control
37910207, 379 9001, 37910601, H04M 1100
Patent
active
061154563
ABSTRACT:
A remote control system for controlling electrical apparatus in customer premises includes a home control interface for connection by way of network termination equipment, e.g., a telephone socket, to a communications line to a telephone exchange. The home control interface is responsive to signals received from a home control platform connected to the telephone network to control electrical apparatus by way of module interfaces. The home control interface is arranged on demand to transmit signals to the communications line indicative of the current status of each piece of electrical apparatus connected to the system. The consumer may use a telephone to pre-record a definition of the electrical apparatus attached to each connection on the module interface which, when remote control requests are forwarded to the home control platform are used to define the respective switch and to announce its status to the caller. The home control platform has capability of storing substantial quantities of data defining changes required in switching at different times.
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British Telecommunications public limited company
Woo Stella
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