Remote control method and system for operating devices served by a modular multi-media converged services portal

摘要

A remote transmitter and receiver for remotely controlling multimedia devices served by a converged multi-media portal for coupling a plurality of multi-media signals carried on a single network medium to a plurality of corresponding multi-media devices. Each device is served by a multi-media processing modules, which receives a multi-media signal from a network interface module and routes at least one multi-media signal to a corresponding multi-media device. Each module may comprise a remote control receiver. Alternatively, a separate control module that serves other multi-media processing modules may comprise a single receiver. ;An instruction message is generated by the transmitter based on user input. The instruction message may be combined with an address message to provide device selectability when proximate transmitters and receivers corresponding to different devices operate at the same RF carrier frequency.