System and method for appliance control via a network
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a first a remote control application installed on a smart device, comprising:
- receiving at the smart device from a bridge device having installed thereon a second remote control application data indicative of a one or more command code sets the second remote control application is configured to use in transmitting one or more commands to control one or more functional operations of a one or more controllable appliances in communication with the bridge device;
using by the first remote control application the data indicative of the one or more command code sets to retrieve a graphical user interface (GUI) definition; and
using by the first remote control application the retrieved GUI definition to create a GUI page for display in a display of the smart device, the GUI page presenting in the display of the smart device at least a plurality of remote control application user input elements which, when activated, cause the smart device to transmit a communication to the bridge device to, in turn, cause the bridge device to transmit one or more commands from the one or more command code sets to control one or more functional operations of the one or more controllable appliances in communication with the bridge device.
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Abstract
A first remote control application is configured to cause a smart device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of a controllable appliance in response to a user interface element of the smart device being activated while a second remote control application of a bridge device is configured to cause the bridge device to transmit at least one command for controlling at least one functional operation of the controllable appliance in response to receiving at the bridge device the at least one command transmitted from the smart device. The at least one command is transmitted from the smart device using a first transmission protocol and the at least one command is transmitted from the bridge device using a transmission protocol recognized by the controllable appliance.
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1. A method for configuring a first a remote control application installed on a smart device, comprising:
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receiving at the smart device from a bridge device having installed thereon a second remote control application data indicative of a one or more command code sets the second remote control application is configured to use in transmitting one or more commands to control one or more functional operations of a one or more controllable appliances in communication with the bridge device; using by the first remote control application the data indicative of the one or more command code sets to retrieve a graphical user interface (GUI) definition; and using by the first remote control application the retrieved GUI definition to create a GUI page for display in a display of the smart device, the GUI page presenting in the display of the smart device at least a plurality of remote control application user input elements which, when activated, cause the smart device to transmit a communication to the bridge device to, in turn, cause the bridge device to transmit one or more commands from the one or more command code sets to control one or more functional operations of the one or more controllable appliances in communication with the bridge device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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