GESTURE-INITIATED REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAMMING
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1. A method for configuring a universal remote control (URC), comprising:
- responsive to detecting a gesture motion of the URC, establishing a wireless communication link with a remote-controlled device;
receiving, via the wireless communication link, device information from the remote-controlled device;
based on the device information, programming the URC to control the remote-controlled device; and
storing the device information in the URC.
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Abstract
A method and system for configuring a universal remote control (URC) to control a remote-controlled device includes establishing a communication link between the URC and the remote-controlled device in response to detecting a gesture motion of the URC. Device information may be received from the remote-controlled device and used by the URC to program the URC to control the remote-controlled device. The URC may be configured to control a plurality of remote-controlled devices. The communication link may be a near field wireless communication link.
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1. A method for configuring a universal remote control (URC), comprising:
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responsive to detecting a gesture motion of the URC, establishing a wireless communication link with a remote-controlled device; receiving, via the wireless communication link, device information from the remote-controlled device; based on the device information, programming the URC to control the remote-controlled device; and storing the device information in the URC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A universal remote control (URC), comprising:
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a processor; a motion sensor; a near field transceiver; and memory media accessible to the processor, including instructions executable by the processor to; responsive to the motion sensor detecting a gesture motion, receive device identifying information from at least one remote-controlled device available for programming the URC; responsive to user input selecting an available remote-controlled device, signal the remote-controlled device to send device programming information to the URC; receive, via the near field transceiver, the device programming information from the remote-controlled device; and responsive to receiving the device programming information, program the URC to control the remote-controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Computer-readable memory media, including instructions for configuring a universal remote control (URC), said instructions executable to:
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respond to sensing a gesture motion of the URC by wirelessly detecting remote-controlled devices in a vicinity of the URC available for programming the URC; select one of the detected available remote-controlled devices; signal the selected remote-controlled device to initiate programming of the URC and to send programming codes to the URC; receive the programming codes from the remote-controlled device; and using the programming codes, program the URC to control the remote-controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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