Apple Universal Remote?
Appleinsider points to a recent Apple patent which describes a "wireless touch-screen remote control concept that would automatically discover and communicate with existing and future consumer electronics appliances as well as the personal computer"
The patent was filed in April 2002 and describes a device which "discovers" potential devices to be controlled by the remote. Each device (such as a DVD player or iTunes app) need only be discovered once. A special XML interface would provide the remote with the interface controls to each individual device. Such technology would allow the remote to be truly "universal" without needing any prior knowledge of the device to be controlled.
Such a system would require standardization amongst electronics manufacturers to incorporate this "discoverable" remote control system to become useful.
The patent was filed in April 2002 and describes a device which "discovers" potential devices to be controlled by the remote. Each device (such as a DVD player or iTunes app) need only be discovered once. A special XML interface would provide the remote with the interface controls to each individual device. Such technology would allow the remote to be truly "universal" without needing any prior knowledge of the device to be controlled.
Such a system would require standardization amongst electronics manufacturers to incorporate this "discoverable" remote control system to become useful.
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86 months ago
sounds cool. theres gotta be something more though, Apple wouldn't just release a remote control and thats it ?
86 months ago
I hope next will be the Media Center Mac, two button mouse (at least), and Tablet Book Mini, downloadable HD movies, video iPod.
86 months ago
A truly universal remote would be so great.
I'd buy something like that.
I'd buy something like that.
86 months ago
Finally! Is this the next step for "Bonjour", to move beyond the PC? I wonder what OS this remote is going to be running on, to be rendering custom UI controls in real-time. Maybe Java? Interesting that Java (Micro) was the platform that was supposed to provide this kind of universal appliance communication technology, but it never really happened as envisioned. Perhaps Apple can finally make it work.
86 months ago
I hope that is would be a passage way to new an innovative technology from apple. as it always gave us :cool:
86 months ago
If they could get manufacturers on board then we would eventually be able to control these devices with any Bluetooth enabled computer, not just this foreseen remote.
i_b_joshua
i_b_joshua
86 months ago
Now... does this sound like the return of Woz?... Remember CL9? Woz's universal remote control?
Hmmm...
Hmmm...
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