Patent ID: 9071329
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: G06F,G08C,H04B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of customizing a remote control, comprising: receiving at an Internet Web site first data that functions to identify a plurality of consumer electronic devices; receiving at the Internet Web site second data that functions to identify an activity to be performed using the plurality of consumer electronic devices identified by the first data; using the first data that functions to identify the plurality of consumer electronic devices and the second data that functions to identify an activity to be performed using the plurality of consumer electronic devices identified by the first data to cause the Internet Web site to select a pre-programmed sequence comprising instructions executable by the remote control for causing the plurality of consumer electronic devices identified by the first data to perform a plurality of operations in connection with the activity identified by the second data when a configurable key of the remote control is actuated; and downloading the pre-programmed sequence from the Internet Web site for use in connection with the configurable key of the remote control.