Method and apparatus for uploading and downloading remote control codes
First Claim
1. A method for providing information on remote control devices and controlled appliances, comprising:
- providing a database with information about said devices and appliances;
providing an Internet connection to said database;
entering consumer-supplied data over the Internet into said database regarding aspects of said devices and appliances from a plurality of first consumers, wherein said consumer-supplied data entered into said database includes make, model number and device type, said consumer-supplied data including IR codes for particular models of remote control devices and techniques, including sequencing information, used when programming remote control devices, said IR codes including codes emitted by device remote controls and uploaded in electronic form;
wherein said database is thereby constructed using consumer-supplied data from a plurality of consumers;
downloading said consumer-supplied data to subsequent consumers over the Internet;
using said consumer-supplied data to generate configuration data in said remote control devices, said configuration data configuring a remote control so that it can control external devices in a consumer'"'"'s particular external device configuration; and
using said entered data to configure IR codes in said remote control devices.
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Abstract
An online remote control configuration system for efficiently programming a remote control to recognize a plurality of external electronic devices. The online remote control configuration system includes a remote control having a housing, a keypad, and an electronic system for receiving configuration data from a control station via a global computer network (e.g. Internet). The user preferably “samples” one or more signals from a remote control into the electronic system and then uploads the samples to the control station. The control station analyzes the uploaded samples and transmits the appropriate configuration data to properly configure the electronic system. The user may also access a web site of the control station and manually select each of the external electronic devices that the remote control is to operate after which the control station sends the appropriate configuration data to the electronic system.
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2 Claims
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1. A method for providing information on remote control devices and controlled appliances, comprising:
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providing a database with information about said devices and appliances; providing an Internet connection to said database; entering consumer-supplied data over the Internet into said database regarding aspects of said devices and appliances from a plurality of first consumers, wherein said consumer-supplied data entered into said database includes make, model number and device type, said consumer-supplied data including IR codes for particular models of remote control devices and techniques, including sequencing information, used when programming remote control devices, said IR codes including codes emitted by device remote controls and uploaded in electronic form; wherein said database is thereby constructed using consumer-supplied data from a plurality of consumers; downloading said consumer-supplied data to subsequent consumers over the Internet; using said consumer-supplied data to generate configuration data in said remote control devices, said configuration data configuring a remote control so that it can control external devices in a consumer'"'"'s particular external device configuration; and using said entered data to configure IR codes in said remote control devices.
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2. A method for providing information on a remote control device and controlled appliances, comprising:
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providing a database with information about said remote control device and appliances; providing an Internet connection to said database; entering consumer-supplied data by a plurality of first consumers over the Internet into said database regarding aspects of said remote control device and appliances from said first consumers, including IR codes for a particular models of remote control device and make, model number and device type of an appliance and techniques, including sequencing information, used when programming remote control devices; wherein said database is thereby constructed using consumer-supplied data from a plurality of consumers; and downloading said consumer-supplied data by subsequent consumers over the Internet to generate configuration data and IR codes in said remote control device, said configuration data configuring a remote control so that it can control external devices in a consumer'"'"'s particular external device configuration.
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