Configurable controlling device and associated configuration distribution system and method
First Claim
1. A method for managing distribution of controlling device configuration data, comprising:
- modifying the controlling device configuration data using a program resident on a first computing device;
uploading data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data from the first computing device to a server device via a wide area network;
storing the uploaded data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data in a database associated with the server device; and
identifying an origin of and target for the data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data stored within the database.
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Abstract
A configurable controlling device and associated program that allows a consumer to modify on a personal computer for downloading to the controlling device configuration data which is used to cause the controlling device to perform a function, such as to transmit a command to an appliance, to change the user interface page being displayed, etc. The editor program provides for managed uploading of modified configuration data to a central server facility from which the uploaded, modified configuration data may be made available for managed download to one or more remotely-located controlling devices.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for managing distribution of controlling device configuration data, comprising:
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modifying the controlling device configuration data using a program resident on a first computing device;
uploading data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data from the first computing device to a server device via a wide area network;
storing the uploaded data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data in a database associated with the server device; and
identifying an origin of and target for the data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data stored within the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 24, 27)
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9. A system for managing distribution of a controlling device configuration data, comprising:
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a program for use on a first computing device to enable modification of the controlling device configuration data; and
a Web server having an associated database for storing data associated with modified controlling device configuration data uploaded from the first computing device via a wide area network wherein the Web server further has programming which functions to allow for identification of an origin of and target for the data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data stored within the database. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 25, 28)
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19. A method for managing distribution of a controlling device configuration data, comprising:
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storing data associated with a modified controlling device configuration data uploaded from the first computing device via a wide area network to a database;
maintaining via the database an origin of and target for the data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data stored within the database; and
storing within the database data used to track downloads of the data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data from the database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 26)
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