Patent ID: 9715821
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G08C

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a control device, a first input relating to a first function; requesting, by the control device, a first command code associated with the first function in response to receiving the first input; receiving, by the control device, the first command code, from a first device, wherein the first command code is associated with a first code index; transmitting, by the control device, a first signal based upon the first command code to a second device; transmitting, by the control device, a first confirmation that the first signal triggered the first function on the second device; receiving, by the control device, a second input relating to a second function; requesting, by the control device, a second command code associated with the second function in response to receiving the second input; receiving, by the control device, the second command code, from the first device, wherein the second command code is associated with a second code index; transmitting, by the control device, a second signal based upon the second command code to the second device; and transmitting, by the control device, a second confirmation that the second signal triggered the second function on the second device, wherein the first command code and the second command code are validated by the first device based on the first confirmation and the second confirmation and, wherein receiving a third input relating to the first function on the control device causes a third signal based upon the first command code to be transmitted to the second device, and wherein receiving a fourth input relating to the second function on the control device causes a fourth signal based upon the second command code to be transmitted to the second device.