Using HDMI-CEC to identify a codeset

摘要

A home entertainment device eliminates the need to use multiple remote's. The device is connected (by wired and/or wireless links) to electronic consumer devices (ECDs) to be controlled. A user uses a portable display device to view pages served by the device, and thereby to communicate with the device and indirectly control the ECDs. In a first aspect, a HDMI-CEC communication is used to identify a codeset from a codeset database. In a second aspect, the codeset of a remote is identified by serving pictures of remotes to the user. The user selects a picture and the system looks up its codeset. In a third aspect, keys on an illustration of a remote are dragged and dropped to create a new custom remote. In a fourth aspect, the user supplies a digital photograph of a remote. The system performs optical recognition and identifies the type of remote and its codeset.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
(a) using a single line bus communication to transmit audio and video commands and control functions to an electronic consumer device to identify an IR codeset (Infrared Codeset) for the ECD from a database of IR codesets and to identify an image for a control device for the ECD from a database of images; and (b) causing the image for the control device for the ECD to be displayed on an input screen of a remote control device.