Configurable controlling device and associated configuration upload and download system and method
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1. A method for retrieving data indicative of a configuration of a target controlling device, comprising:
- receiving at a server device an upload request for retrieving the configuration of the target controlling device; and
causing the server device to instruct the target controlling device to upload to the server device data indicative of the configuration of the target controlling device in response to the target controlling device establishing contact with the server device at a time subsequent to the server device receiving the upload request.
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Abstract
A configurable controlling device and associated editor 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. A central server facility is provided through which the managed exchange of configuration data between the editor program and remotely-located controlling devices may be performed.
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1. A method for retrieving data indicative of a configuration of a target controlling device, comprising:
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receiving at a server device an upload request for retrieving the configuration of the target controlling device; and
causing the server device to instruct the target controlling device to upload to the server device data indicative of the configuration of the target controlling device in response to the target controlling device establishing contact with the server device at a time subsequent to the server device receiving the upload request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 in communication with the first computing device having an associated database for storing a request for causing a retrieval of the controlling device configuration data from a target controlling device for provision to the first computing device and for storing data associated with a modified controlling device configuration data provided by the first computing device resulting from use of the program with the configuration data retrieved from the target controlling device;
wherein the Web server further has programming which functions to allow for identification of a target for the request and an origin of and a target for the data associated with the modified controlling device configuration data stored within the database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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