An Integrated System for Communication and Equipments Control Using Radio Link

In the following we will desefibe a PC based system which allows motor disabled persons to control devices in a domestic environment. The system will be able to "learn" and reproduce infrared (IR) code from virtually every IR controller currently available, so it can relay on a wide range of commercial devices, now and in the future. The configuration phase will be quite easy, enabling non-experts to perform, without training, the operation needed to adapt the system to user needs. The control code will be sent via a radio link, to allow disabled users to control the desired device without moving around to "see" the receiver. The disabled user will interact with the environment via a highly adaptable iconic interface, designed to be used either to control deviees or to send messages to the surrounding environment or to a remote supervising station.