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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2006
Han-sheng Yuh, Walnut, CA (US);
Weidong William Wang, Tustin, CA (US);
Patrick H. Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
James N. Conway, Jr., Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Han-Sheng Yuh, Walnut, CA (US);
Weidong William Wang, Tustin, CA (US);
Patrick H. Hayes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
James N. Conway, Jr., Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Universal Electronics Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for upgrading remote control application resident on a device. To this end, a markup language file is created. The markup language file has a representation of information used to setup the remote control application to communicate with an appliance. The markup language file may be executed, on the device or an intermediate client with which the device is synchronized, to upload the representation of the information to a remote server. At the remote server, the uploaded information is used to automatically display user-selectable, downloadable data files relevant to the control of the appliance. Downloaded data files, which may include command codes and/or graphical user interface elements, may be used within the device to upgrade the ability of the remote control application to communicate with the appliance. The information uploaded to the server may also be used to generate demographic data regarding consumer preferences.