Patent ID: 7760907
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G06F,G08C,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a universal controlling device with a configuration information to enable the universal controlling device to communicate commands to one or more target appliances, comprising: uploading to an image recognition system, having an associated database of images that are cross-referenced to configuration information for a plurality of appliances, an image and one or more command codes learned from a controlling device; storing the uploaded image in the database of images associated with the image recognition system; cross-referencing to the uploaded image as configuration information at least the one or more uploaded command codes learned from the controlling device; in response to a request to the image recognition system to receive configuration information, which includes a single image and a user provided designation of at least one target appliance within the single image that the image recognition system discerns to be a match for the uploaded image, providing for use in configuring the universal controlling device the configuration information cross-referenced to the uploaded image and a macro command code for commanding multiple operations of one or more appliances including the target appliance in response to activation of a single input provided to the universal controlling device.