Methods and apparatus for learning remote control commands
First Claim
1. A method for learning commands from a remote control, the method comprising:
- receiving a signal from a first remote control at a first controlled device, the signal being associated with a command for a second controlled device;
receiving user input, at the first controlled device, the user input assigning the command to a selected button of a second remote control;
transmitting a message from the first controlled device to the second remote control, the message including information utilized by the second remote control to reproduce the signal responsive to actuation of the selected button to generate the command for the second controlled device;
receiving user input identifying the second controlled device; and
transmitting a second message from the first controlled device to an external server, the second message identifying the second controlled device, the signal and the selected button of the second remote control.
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Abstract
Described herein are various techniques for transferring command codes between multiple remote controls. A first controlled device receives a signal from a remote control associated with a second controlled device. The signal is associated with a command for the second controlled device. The first controlled device receives user input, assigning the command to a selected button of a second remote control. The first controlled device transmits a message to the second remote control. The message includes information utilized by the second remote control to reproduce the signal responsive to actuation of the selected button, allowing the second remote control to generate the command for the second controlled device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for learning commands from a remote control, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal from a first remote control at a first controlled device, the signal being associated with a command for a second controlled device; receiving user input, at the first controlled device, the user input assigning the command to a selected button of a second remote control; transmitting a message from the first controlled device to the second remote control, the message including information utilized by the second remote control to reproduce the signal responsive to actuation of the selected button to generate the command for the second controlled device; receiving user input identifying the second controlled device; and transmitting a second message from the first controlled device to an external server, the second message identifying the second controlled device, the signal and the selected button of the second remote control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface that receives a signal from a first remote control, the signal being associated with a command for another controlled device; and control logic communicatively coupled to the communication interface operable to receive user inputs assigning the command to a selected button of a second remote control and identifying the controlled device; the communication interface further operable to transmit a message to the second remote control, the message including information utilized by the second remote control to reproduce the signal responsive to actuation of the selected button to generate the command for the controlled device; and a network interface operable to transmit a second message to an external server, the second message identifying the controlled device, the signal and the selected button of the second remote control. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An entertainment device comprising:
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an infrared receiver that receives a signal from a first remote control associated with another controlled device, the signal being associated with a first command for the controlled device; a wireless transceiver operable to receive second commands from a second remote control and third commands from a third remote control; a first input interface that receives a first input stream; a second input interface that receives a second input stream; a first output interface communicatively coupled to the first input interface and the wireless transceiver that outputs the first input stream to a first presentation device based on the second commands; a second output interface communicatively coupled to the second input interface and the wireless receiver that outputs the second input stream to a second presentation device based on the third commands; control logic communicatively couple to the infrared receiver, the wireless receiver, the first and second input interfaces and the first and second output interfaces, the control logic operable to; receive user input assigning the command to a selected button of the second remote control; and transmit a message to the second remote control via the wireless transceiver, the message including information utilized by the second remote control to reproduce the signal responsive to actuation of the selected button to generate the command for the controlled device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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