Patent ID: 7111320
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: G08C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for providing personalized remote control of an interactive television system, the method comprising: receiving a first code sequence identifying a particular remote control from a set of available remote controls; receiving a second code sequence indicating an activated control on the identified remote control; using the first code sequence to identify a particular control-to-function map from a plurality of control-to-function maps, each control-to-function map corresponding to a different remote control and associating code sequences with respective available functions within the interactive television system; using the second code sequence to select a corresponding one of the available functions from the identified control-to-function map; executing the selected function within the interactive television system; and sharing the identified control-to-function map over a network to allow a user to access another interactive television system with the identified remote control using the same control-to-function map.