System and method for setting up a universal remote control
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorsSteve LanPing Huang, Patrick H. Hayes
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Abstract
A system and method for using an RFID tag to automatically setup and configure a universal remote control to command appliances of various types and various manufacturers.
Claims81
A method for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting commands in response to activation of one or more command keys, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmissions, the method comprising:
- receiving data from an RFID tag via the receiver of the universal remote control;
- and
- using the data received from the RFID tag to cause select commands to be mapped to select command keys whereby the universal remote control is setup such that activation of one or more of the select command keys causes the universal remote control to issue via the transmission circuit one or more of the select commands to command operation of an appliance that has been associated with the RFID tag data.
A method for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting commands in response to activation of one or more command keys, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmissions, the method comprising:
- receiving data from a plurality of RFID tags via the receiver of the universal remote control;
- and
- using the data received from each of the RFID tags to cause select commands to be mapped to select command keys whereby the universal remote control is setup such that activation of one or more of the select command keys causes the universal remote control to issue via the transmission circuit one or more of the select commands to command operation of an appliance that has been associated with the data received from each of the RFID tags.
A method for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting commands in response to activation of one or more command keys, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmission, the method comprising:
- receiving data from an RFID tag via the receiver of the universal remote control, the data from the RFID tag being unique to an individual;
- using the data received from the RFID tag to configure the universal remote control wherein activation of one or more of the command keys causes the universal remote control to issue via the transmission circuit one or more commands to command operation of one or more appliances as established by one or more preferences that have been mapped to the individual represented by the data received from the RFID tag.
A readable media having instructions for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting commands in response to activation of one or more command keys, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmissions, the instructions performing steps comprising:
- receiving data from an RFID tag via the receiver of the universal remote control;
- and
- using the data received from the RFID tag to cause select commands to be mapped to select command keys whereby the universal remote control is setup such that activation of one or more of the select command keys causes the universal remote control to issue via the transmission circuit one or more of the select commands to command operation of an appliance that has been associated with the RFID tag data.
A readable media having instructions for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting commands in response to activation of one or more command keys, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmission, the instructions performing steps comprising:
- receiving data from an RFID tag via the receiver of the universal remote control, the data from the RFID tag being unique to an individual;
- using the data received from the RFID tag to configure the universal remote control wherein activation of one or more of the command keys causes the universal remote control to issue via the transmission circuit one or more commands to command operation of one or more appliances as established by one or more preferences that have been mapped to the individual represented by the data received from the RFID tag.
A readable media having instructions for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting data, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmission, the instructions performing steps comprising:
- receiving data from an RFID tag via the receiver of the universal remote control, the data from the RFID tag being unique to an individual;
- and
- forwarding the data received from the RFID tag to an appliance via the transmission circuit whereby the appliance utilizes the data to configure the appliance according to one or more preferences that have been mapped within the appliance to the individual represented by the data received from the RFID tag.
A method for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting data, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmission, the method comprising:
- receiving data from an RFID tag via the receiver of the universal remote control, the data from the RFID tag being unique to an individual;
- and
- forwarding the data received from the RFID tag to an appliance via the transmission circuit whereby the appliance utilizes the data to configure the appliance according to one or more preferences that have been mapped within the appliance to the individual represented by the data received from the RFID tag.
The method as recited in claim 78 wherein the data is included as a part of a command transmission to the appliance.
A method for setting up a universal remote control having command keys, a transmission circuit for transmitting commands in response to activation of one or more command keys, and a receiver circuit for receiving RF transmissions, the method comprising:
- receiving data through RF transmissions from a plurality of RFID tags via the receiver of the universal remote control, each RFID tag being associated with a different individual;
- determining relative signal strength of the RF transmissions;
- and
- using data received from the RFID tag corresponding to the RF transmissions having the greatest relative signal strength to cause select commands to be mapped to select command keys whereby the universal remote control is setup such that activation of one or more of the select command keys causes the universal remote control to issue via the transmission circuit one or more of the select commands to command operation of one or more appliances as established by one or more preferences that have been mapped to the individual represented by the used data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.