Systems and methods for controlling device configuration in a networked environment
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorPaul D. Arling
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Abstract
A system and method uses a first device fingerprint for a set-top box (STB) installed within a home theater environment which includes an over-the-top (OTT) device to cause a one a plurality of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) remote control setup procedures to be selected for use to configure an OEM remote control for the STB and the selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup procedures uses a second device fingerprint for the OTT device to cause the OEM remote control to be configured to transmit one or more commands to control functional operations of the OTT device.
Claims20
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which instructions, when executed by a processing device of an over-the-top (OTT) device, cause the OTT device to perform steps comprising:
- using a first device fingerprint for a set-top box (STB) installed within a home theater environment which includes the OTT device to cause a one of a plurality of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) remote control setup procedures to be selected for use to configure an OEM remote control for the STB;
- causing the selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup procedures to be executed;
- and
- providing for use by the executing, selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup procedures a second device fingerprint for the OTT device whereupon the executing, selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup procedures will use the second device fingerprint to cause the OEM remote control to be configured to transmit one or more commands to control functional operations of the OTT device.
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which instructions, when executed by a processing device of an over-the-top (OTT) device, cause the OTT device to perform steps comprising:
- using a first device fingerprint for a set-top box (STB) installed within a home theater environment which includes the OTT device to cause a one of a plurality of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) remote control setup code lookup tables to be selected for use to configure an OEM remote control for the STB;
- and
- using a second device fingerprint for the OTT device to identify a setup code within the selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup code lookup tables whereupon the identified setup code, when provided to a setup application installed on the OEM remote control, will cause the OEM remote control to be configured to transmit one or more commands to control functional operations of the OTT device.
A non-transitory, computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions which instructions, when executed by a processing device of an over-the-top (OTT) device, cause the OTT device to perform steps comprising:
- using a first device fingerprint for a set-top box (STB) installed within a home theater environment which includes the OTT device to cause a one of a plurality of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) remote control setup code lookup tables to be selected for use to configure an OEM remote control for the STB;
- using a second device fingerprint for the OTT device to identify a setup code within the selected one of the plurality of OEM remote control setup code lookup tables;
- and
- causing the identified setup code to be provided to a remote control setup procedure associated with the STB whereupon the remote control setup procedure of the STB will use the identified setup code to configure the OEM remote control to transmit one or more commands to control functional operations of the OTT device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.