SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING MEMORY USAGE IN A UNIVERSAL CONTROLLING DEVICE

摘要

A method for optimizing memory usage in a device having a universal controlling application includes receiving into the device data for use in configuring the universal controlling application wherein the data is used to identify from within a library of command code sets stored in a memory of the device a command code set that is appropriate for use in commanding functional operations of the appliance and causing a non-identified one or more of the command code sets of the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the device to be discarded to thereby create freed space in the memory of the device.

主权项

1. A method for upgrading a library of command code sets stored in a memory of an appliance in communication with a device having a universal controlling application, comprising:
determining if a time stamp provided to a library of command code sets stored in a memory of the device having the universal controlling application is later than a timestamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance; when the time stamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the device having the universal controlling application is later than the timestamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance determining which command code sets in the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the device having the universal controlling application are omitted from the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance; and transferring from the device having the universal controlling application to the appliance for storage with the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance those command code sets in the library of command code sets stored in a memory of the device having the universal controlling application that were determined to have been omitted from the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance.