System and method for configuring the remote control functionality of a portable device
First Claim
1. A method for using an intermediate device to facilitate configuring a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance that is coupled to the intermediate device, comprising:
- causing the smart device to issue a polling message to a High Definition Media interface (“
HDMI”
) connection port of the intermediate device for the purpose of retrieving from a HDMI connection port of the target appliance data indicative of an identity of the target appliance, wherein the data indicative of the identity of the target appliance is retrieved from the HDMI connection port of the target appliance by assigning to the smart device a logical address value for use by the target appliance in responding to the polling message and by using the intermediate device acting as a Consumer Electronic Control (“
CEC”
) switch; and
using the data indicative of the identity of the target appliance as retrieved by the smart device to automatically configure the smart device whereupon subsequent interactions with the smart device for the purpose of using the smart device to command a functional operation of the target appliance causes the smart device to issue commands to the target appliance via use of a communications protocol suitable for controlling the corresponding functional operation of the target appliance.
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Abstract
A system and method used to configure a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance. The smart device retrieves from a controllable appliance, such as a settop box, data indicative of a codeset identity of the target appliance wherein the codeset identity was determined during a process used to configure a conventional universal remote control to command functional operations of the target appliance and wherein the process used to configure the conventional universal remote control is performed in cooperation with the controllable appliance. A remote control application resident on the smart device then uses the data indicative of the codeset identity retrieved from the controllable appliance to also configure the smart device to command functional operations of the target appliance.
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1. A method for using an intermediate device to facilitate configuring a smart device to command functional operations of a target appliance that is coupled to the intermediate device, comprising:
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causing the smart device to issue a polling message to a High Definition Media interface (“
HDMI”
) connection port of the intermediate device for the purpose of retrieving from a HDMI connection port of the target appliance data indicative of an identity of the target appliance, wherein the data indicative of the identity of the target appliance is retrieved from the HDMI connection port of the target appliance by assigning to the smart device a logical address value for use by the target appliance in responding to the polling message and by using the intermediate device acting as a Consumer Electronic Control (“
CEC”
) switch; andusing the data indicative of the identity of the target appliance as retrieved by the smart device to automatically configure the smart device whereupon subsequent interactions with the smart device for the purpose of using the smart device to command a functional operation of the target appliance causes the smart device to issue commands to the target appliance via use of a communications protocol suitable for controlling the corresponding functional operation of the target appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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