Universal Remote Control Programming

• US 20100039282A1
• Filed: 08/12/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bose Corporation
• Original Assignee: Bose Corporation
• Inventors: Hostage, Christine M., Keshavan, Leela, Saeger, Timothy W.
• Application Number:
  US12/190,480
• Publication Number:
  US 20100039282A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.220
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/28 using pulse code
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 2201/20 Binding and programming of remote control devices

Abstract

An apparatus and method for programming a universal remote control. The method includes receiving a transmitted signal of unknown modulation technique from a native remote control and characterizing the received signal in parameters of a pre-determined modulation technique.

Claims

1. A method for programming a universal remote controller comprising:

electronically retrieving information, exclusive of remote control command codes, about a device connected to a home entertainment network from the device.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the device is a display device.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the display device comprises a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI).

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein the information is Extended Display Information Data (EDID).

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information is Extended Display Information Data (EDID)

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising,

subsequent to the retrieving, determining if a device code corresponding to the device can be identified.

7. A method according to claim 6, further comprising,

if a device code corresponding to the device cannot be identified, prompting a user to activate an indicator on a native remote control associated with the device.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information is the identity of the manufacturer of the device.

9. A universal remote control programmer, comprising:

circuitry to retrieve information exclusive of remote control command codes, about a device connected to a home entertainment network from the device.

10. A remote control programmer according to claim 9, wherein the device is a display device.

11. A remote control programmer according to claim 10, wherein the display device comprises a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI).

12. A remote control programmer according to claim 11, wherein the information is Extended Display Information Data (EDID).

13. A remote control programmer according to claim 9, wherein the information is Extended Display Information Data (EDID)

14. A remote control programmer according to claim 9, further comprising,

circuitry for determining if a device code corresponding to the device can be identified.

15. A remote control programmer according to claim 14, further comprising circuitry for prompting a user to activate an indicator on a native remote control associated with the device.

16. A remote control programmer according to claim 9, wherein the information is the identity of the manufacturer of the device.