SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING IMAGE DATA IN CONNECTION WITH CONFIGURING A UNIVERSAL CONTROLLING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances, comprising:
- receiving identification data that specifies at least a brand and type of at least one appliance at a system having an associated database of original equipment remote control images that have been cross-referenced to configuration information for a respective plurality of appliances;
using the system to discern one or more images from the associated database as being a match for the received identification data;
displaying the one or more images from the associated database that were discerned as being a match for the received identification data;
allowing for the selection of one or more of the displayed plurality of images; and
using at least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the selected one or more of the displayed plurality of images to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to the one or more target appliances.
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Abstract
A method for configuring a universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances. A system having an associated database of original equipment remote control images that are cross-referenced to configuration information for a respective plurality of appliances receives identification data that specifies at least a brand and type of an appliance. The system uses the received identification data to discern one or more images from the associated database as being a match for the received identification data. The one or more images from the associated database that were discerned as being a match for the received identification data are then displayed to allow for the selection of one or more of the displayed plurality of images. At least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the selected one or more of the displayed plurality of images is used to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to the one or more target appliances.
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1. A method for configuring a universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances, comprising:
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receiving identification data that specifies at least a brand and type of at least one appliance at a system having an associated database of original equipment remote control images that have been cross-referenced to configuration information for a respective plurality of appliances; using the system to discern one or more images from the associated database as being a match for the received identification data; displaying the one or more images from the associated database that were discerned as being a match for the received identification data; allowing for the selection of one or more of the displayed plurality of images; and using at least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the selected one or more of the displayed plurality of images to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to the one or more target appliances. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A universal controlling device configuration system, comprising:
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a database of original equipment remote control images that have been cross-referenced to configuration information for a respective plurality of appliances; and a server device associated with the database and having a computer-readable media embodied on a physical device having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for configuring a universal controlling device to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances wherein the computer-executable instructions perform steps comprising; receiving identification data that specifies at least a brand and type of at least one appliance; discerning one or more images from the associated database as being a match for the received identification data; causing the one or more images from the associated database that were discerned as being a match for the received identification data to be displayed; allowing for the selection of one or more of the displayed plurality of images; and facilitating a download of at least a subset of the configuration information that has been cross-referenced to the selected one or more of the displayed plurality of images to thereby enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to the one or more target appliances. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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