PROGRAMMING A UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL VIA DIRECT INTERACTION
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1. A method for configuring a universal remote control (URC), comprising:
- transitioning the URC to a learning mode; and
transferring, from an original remote control (ORC), at least one ORC code to the URC via a programming interface of the ORC.
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Abstract
A method and system for programming a universal remote control (URC) to operate with a remote-controlled device is disclosed. Programming codes for the remote-controlled device may be transferred from an original remote control using a programming interface. The transfer may be performed directly with the URC. The transfer may also be performed using consumer-premises equipment of a multimedia content distribution network. The URC may be configured to use at least one of the programming codes to remotely control the remote-controlled device.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a universal remote control (URC), comprising:
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transitioning the URC to a learning mode; and transferring, from an original remote control (ORC), at least one ORC code to the URC via a programming interface of the ORC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for configuring a universal remote control (URC) using consumer-premises equipment (CPE) of a multimedia content distribution network, comprising:
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receiving, via an original remote control (ORC) interface, at least one ORC code describing output generated by the ORC for controlling a remote-controlled device; and configuring the URC to control the remote-controlled device by sending the at least one ORC code to the URC. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A consumer-premises equipment (CPE) for use within a client configuration of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), comprising:
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a processor; and memory media accessible to the processor, including instructions executable by the processor to; receive first information from an original remote control (ORC) identifying a remote-controlled device controllable by the ORC; send a request to an MCDN server for programming codes for the identified remote-controlled device; after sending the request, receive second information, including the programming codes; and program a universal remote control (URC) to use at least one of the programming codes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. Computer-readable memory media, including executable instructions for configuring a universal remote control (URC), said instructions executable to:
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receive at least one original remote control (ORC) code from an ORC via a programming interface; and use the at least one ORC code to control a remote-controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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