SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING INFORMATION WHILE COMMANDING OPERATION OF AN APPLIANCE

摘要

Media rendering system including a remote control device and associated docking station. The remote control device interfaces with a remote server to stream media content for local and/or external playback. The remote control device may interface with a docking station to playback rendered media on one or more entertainment appliances. The portable device preferably has standard remote control capability in order to enable advanced features and functions for media playback.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a hand-held, portable device; and a docking station adapted to releasably receive the hand-held, portable device having a machine readable identifier; wherein programming of the hand-held, portable device is adapted to read the identifier when the hand-held, portable device is received within the docking station and to use the identifier as read from the docking station to cause the hand-held, portable device to be automatically configured to remotely control functional operations of a plurality of different appliances wherein the plurality of different appliances were caused to be associated with the identifier at a time prior to the hand-held, portable device being releasably received therein.