Programmable remote control and method for programming a programmable remote control, a readable memory and a program
First Claim
1. A remote control device for controlling one or more consumer devices of various device types, the remote control comprising:
- a chosen code set having a plurality of cells, each cell being capable of including at least one function for controlling at least one consumer device;
a plurality of object keys each having an assignment to at least one of the plurality of cells and capable of activating the at least one function included in the cell;
a plurality of preset code sets, each having a plurality of functions for controlling at least one consumer device and including one or more functions provided by a third party;
a selector for selecting functions from the preset code sets appropriate for controlling the one or more consumer devices; and
an activator configured for creation of one or more links between at least one of the selected functions of the plurality of preset code sets and cells of the chosen code set assigned to an object key.
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Abstract
A remote control comprises object keys and a selector for linking preset IR or RF code sets to the object keys. The remote control comprises: —a selector for the selection of an IR or RF preset code set by a user, —an activator for the activation of one or more links between an element of said preset IR or RF code set and an object key by the user after the selection, —a selector for the subsequent selection of a further preset code set by the user and —repeat means for repeating the steps a and b for the further preset code set until all object keys have been linked or the user terminates the process. This allows the user to combine more than one preset code set into a single code set.
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20 Claims
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1. A remote control device for controlling one or more consumer devices of various device types, the remote control comprising:
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a chosen code set having a plurality of cells, each cell being capable of including at least one function for controlling at least one consumer device; a plurality of object keys each having an assignment to at least one of the plurality of cells and capable of activating the at least one function included in the cell; a plurality of preset code sets, each having a plurality of functions for controlling at least one consumer device and including one or more functions provided by a third party; a selector for selecting functions from the preset code sets appropriate for controlling the one or more consumer devices; and an activator configured for creation of one or more links between at least one of the selected functions of the plurality of preset code sets and cells of the chosen code set assigned to an object key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A method for programming a remote control device having a plurality of object keys for controlling one or more consumer devices of various device types, the method comprising acts of:
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combining a plurality of preset code sets provided for a first device type into a single first code set for the consumer device to be controlled, the consumer device corresponding to the first device type, each preset code set having a plurality of functions for controlling at least one consumer device, the chosen code set having a plurality of cells, each cell being capable of including at least one function for controlling at least one consumer device; selecting a function from one of the plurality of preset code sets; and creating links between one of the selected functions of any one of the plurality of preset code sets provided for a given device type and cells of the chosen code set assigned to an object key, wherein each of the plurality of object keys having an assignment to at least one of the plurality of cells and is capable of activating the at least one function included in the cell. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A programmable remote control device comprising object keys for controlling one or more consumer devices of various device types and a memory, the memory being configured to store a plurality of preset code sets, and comprising program of instructions for performing the method comprising acts of:
combining a plurality of preset code sets provided for a first device type into a chosen code set for the consumer device to be controlled, the consumer device corresponding to the first device type, each preset code set having a plurality of functions for controlling at least one consumer device, the chosen code set having a plurality of cells, each cell being capable of including at least one function for controlling at least one consumer device; selecting a function from one of the plurality of preset code sets; and
,creating links between one of the selected functions of any one of the plurality of preset code sets provided for a given device type and cells of the chosen code set assigned to an object key wherein each of the plurality of object keys having an assignment to at least one of the plurality of cells and is capable of activating the at least one function included in the cell. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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