Method and system for updating a control device database via flashing light
First Claim
1. A system for delivering device codes to a remote control having a device code database whereby the remote control is capable of controlling a number of electronic devices via at least one device code specific to each electronic device, comprising:
- a transmitter;
a receiver receiving a signal originating from the transmitter; and
a display operationally connected to the receiver, having means for flashing visible-light to the remote control, wherein the flashed visible-light is related to the signal;
wherein the remote control includes means for receiving the flashed visible-light, and means for converting received visible-light into at least one device code to be stored in the device code database.
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Abstract
A system for delivering codes to a remote control for controlling a number of electronic devices includes a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter. A display connected to the receiver has a mechanism for flashing visible-light to the remote control, the flashed visible-light being related to the signal. The remote control includes a code database and mechanisms for receiving flashed visible-light and converting it into a code storable in the database. A method for acquiring updated codes includes storing codes for controlled apparatus in a code database. Data related to additional device codes are then transmitted to a processing device connected to a visual display. The data are flashed as visible-light from the display and received by the remote control. Received visible-light is converted into at least one device code and used to update the code database in the remote control.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for delivering device codes to a remote control having a device code database whereby the remote control is capable of controlling a number of electronic devices via at least one device code specific to each electronic device, comprising:
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a transmitter; a receiver receiving a signal originating from the transmitter; and a display operationally connected to the receiver, having means for flashing visible-light to the remote control, wherein the flashed visible-light is related to the signal; wherein the remote control includes means for receiving the flashed visible-light, and means for converting received visible-light into at least one device code to be stored in the device code database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for acquiring updated device codes for a controlled apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of device codes for a plurality of controlled apparatus in a code database of a remote control generating data related to additional device codes; transmitting the generated data from a transmission source to a processing device operationally connected to a display; flashing the generated data from the display to the remote control; receiving the flashed visible-light with the remote control; converting the received flashed visible-light into at least one device code; and updating the code database in the remote control with the at least one device code. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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