Patent ID: 8225212
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a description of a first remote control device to a communication device configured to interact with an electronic device over a communication network as a remote control device, the method comprising: transferring an indication of the electronic device from the communication device over the communication network to a communication node; receiving information identifying each of a plurality of remote control devices at the communication device from the communication node over the communication network in response to transferring the indication, wherein the plurality of remote control devices comprises the first remote control device, wherein the information for each of the plurality of remote control devices comprises a score for each of the plurality of remote control devices, and wherein the score indicates how closely the associated remote control device is matched with the electronic device; selecting the first remote control device from the plurality of remote control devices based on the scores; transferring the selection of the first remote control device from the communication device over the communication interface to the communication node; receiving the description of the first remote control device from the communication node over the communication network at the communication device, wherein the first remote control device is associated with the electronic device and wherein the communication device receives the description of the first remote control device in response to the selection; and transferring a command over the communication network to the electronic device, wherein the command is generated using the description of the first remote control device.