SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a controlling device to command functional operations of an intended target appliance, comprising:
- receiving at the controlling device a generic graphical user interface comprised of user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance; and
in response to the controlling device being introduced into a network ecosystem which includes the intended target appliance, causing the controlling device to use data obtained from the network ecosystem to automatically establish within the controlling device a link between the received, generic graphical user interface and the intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the received, generic graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance.
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Abstract
A system and method whereby an user interface editing device is used to create a user interface for a controlling device, the created user interface including user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance. After the created user interface is transferred to the controlling device, the virtual equivalent of an appliance is caused to be linked to an intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a controlling device to command functional operations of an intended target appliance, comprising:
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receiving at the controlling device a generic graphical user interface comprised of user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance; and in response to the controlling device being introduced into a network ecosystem which includes the intended target appliance, causing the controlling device to use data obtained from the network ecosystem to automatically establish within the controlling device a link between the received, generic graphical user interface and the intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the received, generic graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for configuring a controlling device to command functional operations of an intended target appliance, comprising:
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receiving at the controlling device a generic graphical user interface comprised of user interface elements that are associated with functional operations of a virtual equivalent of an appliance; receiving at the controlling device from another controlling device data indicative of a link established in the another controlling device between the generic graphical user interface and the intended target appliance; and causing the controlling device to use the received data indicative of a link established in the another controlling device between the generic graphical user interface and the intended target appliance to automatically establish within the controlling device a link between the received, generic graphical user interface and the intended target appliance whereupon activation of those user interface elements of the received, generic graphical user interface that were associated with functional operations of the virtual equivalent of an appliance will cause the controlling device to transmit commands to control corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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