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Programmable universal remote control unit and method of programming same

  • US 20040257239A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2003
  • Published: 12/23/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of programming a universal remote control unit comprising the steps of:

  • initiating, by a user, a programming mode;

    entering, by a user, characters corresponding to at least a portion of the name of a manufacturer of a device to be controlled by the remote control unit;

    identifying, from the characters, a signal formatting data entry, which includes signal formatting data, stored in a memory device in the remote control unit, which signal formatting data includes data determinative of a device type; and

    associating a device type in the remote control unit with the signal formatting data entry based upon the device type data, such that when one or more of a device type key associated with a device type is subsequently depressed, subsequent commands sent by the remote control unit have the format specified by the signal formatting data, and when a command key uniquely associated with the device type is depressed, commands sent by the remote control unit have the format specified by the signal formatting data.

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