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How would you design an universal remote control?
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How would you design an universal remote control?
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I would write automated tests that do the following:
1. A poller that just checks to see if the site is up and running.
2. A test that pushes a lot of test data to the site and measure time taken for push.
3. A test that pulls a lot of test data from site and measure time taken.
4. Programatically invoke applets, ActiveX controls and verify results of operation.
5. Simulate a multiple user scenario and stress out the web site, determine its breaking point.
hire a servant
Design an ordinary Remote Control and Name it as Universal Remote Control
Design a remote control that reads the human mind and initialize some code for stating with your name and password and code to use the remote,for example if i enter my name and password then it has to take only my commands and it will not take others.
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hmmm, i would make it a customizable touch screen remote with some skins.
Unfortunatelly this will not be so cheap.
So I will take a universal remote, I will put an LED (with red and green), and then do the following:
on the back a small switch to enable learning.
1. turn the switch on
2. check the LED is red
3. take the original remote and press a button until the LED becomes green (this means that your new remote learned the frequency)
4. keep pressure on the respective button from new remote until the LED blinks
5 wait to get red again
6 go to step 2
interesting guess?
The answer bill gates is looking for is buy out the most successful universal remote and rebrand it with your name.
First, try to get a hold of the universal IR codes and associated signals. If not available but the individual remotes (to be replaced) are, then I would first put in some IR receiver (or transceiver) to read all IR signals, in addition to an IR transmitter. Then, I would program the universal remote chip to record and store via the receiver a signal from the original remote while pressing some button on that remote (e.g. ‘play’) while simultaneous pressing a program button (’prog’) with some target button to program (’play’) on the universal remote. Then, when that programmed button is pressed on the universal, it simply replays the stored IR pattern. Unfortunately, most “universal remote” don’t work this way but rather depend on those codes, which makes them obsolete after a while and highly inflexible.
Make everything voice activated. It’s already happening in our day to day life. e.g. cell phones, cars, homes (turn on/off light) etc.
I would keep only one button On/Off [:D]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_remote_control#Layout_and_features
It closely matches AIs answer. Good job AI.
1) First it’ll be built in in my mobile so that I can give it a miss call to locate in the room.
2) It will be able to connect to the internet and download any code which it see fit automatically.
3) It will be able to mimic/record any other IR or Bluetooth device it comes in contact with.
4) It’ll also upload the new codes it has came up with on to the internet.
5) It will form a network of all the Universal Remotes of its kind and share all resources and informations automatically.
6) And it’ll block any cheaper me-too version dished out from China.
thinking in terms of inheritance and polymorphism…i will make a an abstract remote and design specific remote for each item.
This way its truly universal in that it can handle all the objects. [:)]
I would do it using a pen and a paper or some product development software like CATIA. Not a big deal guys
by using frequency mixer we can design universal remote control which can access all the devices according to their frequencies
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