Patent ID: 9055256
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G08C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for remotely controlling one or more components, comprising: a display; a processor coupled to the display; remote application software executable on said processor and stored solely in memory on said display; a remote control comprising a first wireless transmitter for communicating a first signal between the remote control and the processor; wherein the remote control comprises a keypad comprising one or more buttons; the one or more buttons configured to designate a unique command transmitted as the first signal; and a receiver coupled to the processor, the receiver configured for receiving the first signal from the remote control; wherein the remote application software comprises a graphical user interface for output on said display; said graphical user interface configured to allow user programming of the remote control to assign one of the one or more buttons to correspond to one or more commands; the one or more commands configured to operate one or more external devices coupled to the display; said graphical user interface further comprising fields for assigning a macro to a single designated button on said remote keypad; and said macro relating to a series of functions to individually control a plurality of the one or more external components in response to a single selection of said designated button.