Patent ID: 8471734
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F,H01H,H03M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A configurable controlling device comprising: a key matrix including at least one configurable key adapted to receive an overlay comprising indicia representative of a media source having an associated media content that is accessible via use of at least one appliance and machine readable data indicative of an identify of the media source represented by the indicia of the overlay; a reading device adapted to read the data indicative of the media source from the overlay received by the configurable key; a memory for storing a library of command codes for use in transmitting commands to control one or more functional operations of one or more appliances and for storing a correspondence between the configurable key and data indicative of the media source represented by the indicia of the overlay wherein the correspondence is attained through use of the data indicative of the identity of the media source read from the overlay received by the configurable key; and programming for configuring the controlling device whereupon, in response to an activation of the configurable key, the controlling device uses select command codes from the library of command codes and the correspondence between the configurable key and the data indicative of the media source represented by the indicia of the overlay to transmit one or more commands for causing one or more appliances to access the media content associated with the media source.