A ZigBee and ZigBee-to-IR device control scheme for Single Media Multi Devices

This paper has a background of SMMD (single media multi device) control technology for causing various actual feeling effects about one media source. SMMD technology adds metadata controlling arbitrary multiple devices in one MPEG-4 media. A home server produces a control command from metadata and delivers control message to a sensory effect device using the ZigBee communication. A device produces an internal interface command or specific IR code for controlling an actual feeling effect device. IR codes are different by products and each manufacturer. A home server has the function of learning IR codes and manages the IR code profile. A ZigBee coordinator manages several ZigBee end devices. A ZigBee end device controls some sensory effect devices. We propose a control mechanism about ZigBee control and ZigBee-to-IR control device and implement a demo system.