SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AN UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL TO ACCESS EXTENDED OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF A DEVICE
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1. A universal controlling device, comprising:
- a processing device;
a transmitting device coupled to the processing device;
a plurality of input elements coupled to the processing device, wherein the plurality of input elements include a plurality of standard function input elements and a plurality of extended function input elements and wherein configured ones of the plurality of input elements are activatable to cause the processing device to instruct the transmitting device to transmit a command from a command code set to thereby control a corresponding functional operation of a controllable device; and
a memory coupled to the processing device having instructions which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to;
cause the transmitting device to transmit each available one of a plurality of extended commands from the command code set until a first predetermined one of the plurality of input elements is activated whereupon a last transmitted one of the plurality of extended commands from the command code set is assigned to a one of the plurality of extended function input elements to thereby configure the one of the plurality of extended function input elements;
wherein each available one of the plurality of extended commands from the command code set excludes those extended commands from the command code set that have been previously assigned to a one of the plurality of extended function input elements and wherein standard commands from the command code set are assigned to corresponding ones of the plurality of standard function input elements such that plurality of standard function input elements are configured.
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Abstract
A system and method for using an universal remote control to access extended operational functions of a device. A consumer causes the universal remote control to transmit a code data value selected from the library to a target device while observing the effect of the transmitted code data value on the target device. When the target device responds in a manner desired by the consumer, the consumer may tag the code data value that caused the desired effect and assign the tagged code data value to a programmable key on the universal remote control.
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25 Claims
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1. A universal controlling device, comprising:
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a processing device; a transmitting device coupled to the processing device; a plurality of input elements coupled to the processing device, wherein the plurality of input elements include a plurality of standard function input elements and a plurality of extended function input elements and wherein configured ones of the plurality of input elements are activatable to cause the processing device to instruct the transmitting device to transmit a command from a command code set to thereby control a corresponding functional operation of a controllable device; and a memory coupled to the processing device having instructions which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to; cause the transmitting device to transmit each available one of a plurality of extended commands from the command code set until a first predetermined one of the plurality of input elements is activated whereupon a last transmitted one of the plurality of extended commands from the command code set is assigned to a one of the plurality of extended function input elements to thereby configure the one of the plurality of extended function input elements; wherein each available one of the plurality of extended commands from the command code set excludes those extended commands from the command code set that have been previously assigned to a one of the plurality of extended function input elements and wherein standard commands from the command code set are assigned to corresponding ones of the plurality of standard function input elements such that plurality of standard function input elements are configured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A universal controlling device, comprising:
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a processing device; a transmitting device coupled to the processing device; a plurality of input elements coupled to the processing device, wherein the plurality of input elements include a plurality of standard function input elements and a plurality of extended function input elements and wherein configured ones of the plurality of input elements are activatable to cause the processing device to instruct the transmitting device to transmit a command from a command code set to thereby control a corresponding functional operation of a controllable device; and a memory coupled to the processing device having instructions which, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to; cause the transmitting device to transmit each one of a plurality of extended commands from the command code set until a first predetermined one of the plurality of input elements is activated whereupon a last transmitted one of the plurality of extended commands from the command code set is assigned to a one of the plurality of extended function input elements to thereby configure the one of the plurality of extended function input elements; wherein standard commands from the command code set are assigned to corresponding ones of the plurality of standard function input elements such that plurality of standard function input elements are configured and wherein the first predetermined one of the plurality of input elements comprises the one of the plurality of extended function input elements to which the last transmitted one of the plurality of extended commands from the command code set is assigned. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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