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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Marcus Escobosa, Placentia, CA (US);
Patrick H. Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
James N. Conway, Jr., Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Marcus Escobosa, Placentia, CA (US);
Patrick H. Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
James N. Conway, Jr., Corona del Mar, CA (US);
Universal Electronics Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
Abstract
A remote control is configured by a user specifying a type and brand of a consumer electronic device. A plurality of function code sets that have been identified as being candidates for commanding operations of the specified type and brand of consumer electronic device are selected and at least a subset of each of the plurality of selected function code sets is made available such that a user may determine by experimentation which one of the plurality of function code sets is appropriate for commanding operations of the specified type and brand of consumer electronic device.