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AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorsMaryam Owrang, Nikki Ahmadi, Jan Van Ee, Chris Chambers, Arsham Hatambeiki
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In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target appliance and to create at a Universal Control Engine a listing of communication methods for use in controlling corresponding functional operations of the intended target appliance. When the icon is later activated, the controlling device is placed into an operating state appropriate for controlling functional operations of the intended target appliance while the Universal Control Engine uses at least one of the communication methods to transmit at least one command to place the intended target appliance into a predetermined operating state.
A method for using an intermediate device to facilitate configuring a controlling device to command functional operations of a target appliance, comprising:
A method for configuring a first media device to command functional operations of a second media device appliance, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.