Patent ID: 7283059

Claim:
A method of using a remote control multimedia content listing system, said method comprising the steps of: entering a media record into an electronic system of a remote control device, wherein said electronic system of said remote control device is web enabled and is capable of controlling one or more electronic devices; storing said media record within said electronic system of said remote control device; repeating the entering and the storing steps for additional media records; uploading said media record from the electronic system of said remote control device via a wireless network connection to a network; transferring said media record from the network to a network-control station; determining in said network-control station an identity of media that corresponds with each said media record; generating in said network-control station a configuration data for said electronic system of said remote control device that allows said electronic system of said remote control device to display a media guide, and wherein said configuration data determines a set of control signals that are configured to be transmitted by said electronic system of said remote control device to at least one electronic device based upon a media selection for activating said media selection; transferring said configuration data from said network-control station to said network; transferring said configuration data from said network wirelessly to the electronic system of said remote control device; generating in the remote control an updated media guide based on the configuration data generated in the network-control station and received from the network; displaying on a display of the remote control the updated media guide for user selection of a piece of media for play by one or more of the electronic devices; automatically updating said configuration data if new configuration data is available; automatically transferring said updated-configuration data to said electronic system of said remote control device if said electronic system is operatively coupled to said network-control station; the electronic system of the remote control device issuing an audible warning for an upcoming media presentation associated with the media record.