Patent ID: 9462035
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: G06F,G08C,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing a codeset for controlling functional operations of a target appliance to a portable device, comprising: receiving via a network at a server computer from the portable device data indicative of a selection criteria; using the data indicative of the selection criteria at the server computer to select a plurality of images from a pictorial database associated with the server computer; providing via the network from the server computer to the portable device the plurality of images selected from the pictorial database; receiving via the network at the server computer from the portable device data indicative of a selection of one of the plurality of images; using the data indicative of the selection of one of the plurality of images to select a codeset from a codeset database associated with the server computer; and providing via the network from the server computer to the portable device the codeset selected from the codeset database wherein the codeset selected from the codeset database is adapted to configure the controlling device to command functional operations of a target appliance corresponding to the selection criteria and the selected one of the plurality of images.