Patent ID: 8325022
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G08C

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a user selection of a device skin for a target device, the selection from multiple device skins for the target device; displaying the selected device skin; receiving a command from a remote control device at a host device to remotely control the target device; interpreting the command in accordance with the selected device skin; and sending the interpreted command to the target device to remotely control the target device; wherein the selected device skin provides one or more soft commands for the target device; wherein the selected device skin further provides a direct mode activation command, and wherein the method further comprises: receiving a selection of the direct mode activation command available on the selected device skin from the remote control device at the host device; receiving a further command from the remote control device at the host device; interpreting the further command in accordance with a direct mode lookup mechanism; and sending the interpreted further command to the target device from the host device, based on the direct mode activation command selected from the device skin to remotely control the target device.