Serial programming of a universal remote control

摘要

A method and system for programming a universal remote control (URC) to operate with a remote-controlled device is disclosed. After initiating a serial programming mode on the URC, a user may be instructed to operate a plurality of control elements of an original remote control (ORC) of the remote-controlled device in a predetermined sequence. As a result of operating the ORC control elements, a plurality of programming codes for the remote-controlled device may be received by the URC. Alternatively, the ORC may be requested to transmit a plurality of programming codes for the remote-controlled device. The URC may be configured to use at least one of the programming codes to remotely control the remote-controlled device.

主权项

1. A remote control configuration method, comprising:
receiving user input to initiate serial programming of a universal remote control; receiving a plurality of programming codes in an ordered sequence from an original remote control for a remote-controlled device, wherein the programming codes correspond to respective original remote control control elements and wherein each control element is selected from: a button, a soft key, and a slide bar; and submitting a query based on the programming codes to a database; responsive to the query uniquely identifying either the remote-controlled device or the original remote control, performing operations including:
assigning a universal remote control control element to each programming code stored in the database associated with the universal remote control; and responsive to the query not uniquely identifying either the remote-controlled device or the original remote control, repetitively performing operations including:
receiving an additional programming code from the original remote control; andsubmitting an additional query based on the programming codes including the additional programming code.