Patent ID: 6133847
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G05B,G08C

Abstract:
A remote control device for controlling one or more functions of a plurality of appliances, comprising:a data interface, wherein said data interface downloads a plurality of programming software codes wherein each of said plurality of programming software codes is received from a different one of the plurality of appliances, each of said plurality of programming software codes only containing code required to operate the one or more functions of a respective one of the plurality of appliances;a single memory module coupled to the data interface wherein said single memory module stores each of said plurality of programming software codes received from each of the plurality of appliances;a user interface; anda functions interface, wherein said functions interface receives an interface control signal from one of the plurality of appliances and utilizes said interface control signal received from the one of the plurality of appliances to access a respective one of said plurality of programming software codes associated with the one of the plurality of appliances from said single memory module and wherein said accessed programming software code configures said user interface to provide for the control of the one or more functions of the one of the plurality of appliances;and wherein said user interface is customized to reflect use habits of a user of said remote control device by monitoring, by said remote control device said use habits of the user of said remote control device.