Assisted remote control macros

摘要

A receiver interacts with a remote control to assist with one or more user-defined macros. In a first embodiment, the receiver may execute a macro recording program to record user input and create a macro based at least partially thereon. The receiver may associate the macro with a remote control selection element or a menu element of a menu operable to be displayed by the receiver on a display. The receiver may also transmit the macro to a storage medium. Subsequently, the user may trigger execution of the macro by the remote control or the receiver. In executing the macro, the remote control or the receiver may transmit instructions to entertainment system components or may signal the other to do so. In a second embodiment, the remote control may record the macro transmit it to the receiver for storage.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of user inputs at a receiver from a remote control device, the plurality of user inputs specifying a sequence of actions to include in a user-defined macro for the remote control device; creating the user-defined macro, by the receiver, the user-defined macro including the sequence of actions; in response to a request for the user-defined macro initiated from the remote control device, transmitting the user-defined macro from the receiver to the remote control device; storing the user-defined macro in a memory local to the remote control device; and executing the user-defined macro on the remote control device.