Patent ID: 8482450
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G08C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling devices connected together, the method comprising: determining a type of a first device when the first device is connected to a transmitting device; determining what key buttons on a remote controller are needed to operate the determined type of the first device; activating the key buttons on the remote controller that are needed to operate the determined type of the first device; receiving an input signal indicating a selection of at least one key button needed to operate the determined type of the first device; transmitting the received input signal to a second device that is different than the first device; generating, by the second device, a remote control signal corresponding to the received input signal; transmitting, by the second device, the generated remote control signal to the first device; and performing a function on the first device corresponding the input signal indicating the selection of said at least one key button on the remote controller.