Digital interconnection of electronics entertainment equipment

摘要

Methods and systems are disclosed for setting up a universal remote control (10) for operation with a system having devices to be controlled such as a TV (12), VCR (14) and/or electronics appliances, wherein the devices are preferably interconnected. One method includes the steps of having the devices to be controlled provide a listing of the capabilities of each device, recognizing a single set of standard abstract feature indicators; processing said indicators and mapping said indicators into specific IR codes and keys according to said list of capabilities of said controlled device. One embodiment is optimized for use with a virtual remote control (10), wherein only icons corresponding to related capabilities is displayed on a touch screen of the virtual remote control (1). <IMAGE>