Field extensible controllee sourced universal remote control method and apparatus

A method of operation comprising:

• providing sending to a primary controllee electronic device, by an auxiliary controllee electronic device, specifications for a collection of user interface displays having associated control commands for controlling the auxiliary controllee electronic device for the primary controllee electronic device to generate and send the collection of user interface displays having associated control commands to a remote control;
• receiving by the auxiliary controllee electronic device, control commands originated from said remote control, the control commands being resulted from said collection of user interface displays having associated control commands being used by a user of said remote control;
• and
• controlling operation of said auxiliary controllee electronic device, by said auxiliary controllee electronic device, in accordance with said received control commands.

A method of operation comprising:

• receiving by a remote control, from a primary controllee electronic device, a first collection of user interface displays having associated control commands for controlling the primary controllee electronic device, the first collection of user interface displays having a plurality of display states and associated display state transition rules;
• facilitating usage of the first collection of user interface displays by a user, by the remote control, to control the primary controllee electronic device;
• and
• sending first control commands to the primary controllee electronic device, by the remote control, to control the primary controllee electronic device, in response to said usage of the first collection of user interface displays.

An auxiliary controllee electronic apparatus comprising:

• first means adapted to send from the auxiliary controllee electronic apparatus specifications for a collection of user interface displays having associated control commands for controlling the auxiliary controllee electronic device to a primary controllee electronic device, for the primary controllee electronic device to generate and send the collection of user interface displays to a remote control;
• second means adapted to receive control commands originated from said remote control into the auxiliary controllee electronic apparatus, the control commands being resulted from said received collection of user interface displays being used by a user of said remote control;
• and
• third means adapted to control operation of said auxiliary controllee electronic device in accordance with said received control commands.

A field extendable remote control apparatus comprising:

• first means adapted to receive into the field extendable remote control apparatus, from a primary controllee electronic device, a first collection of user interface displays having associated control commands for controlling the primary controllee electronic device, the first collection of user interface displays having a plurality of display states and associated display state transition rules;
• second means adapted to facilitate usage of the first collection of user interface displays by a user to control the primary controllee electronic device;
• and
• third means adapted to send first control commands from the field extendible remote control apparatus to the primary controllee electronic device to control the primary controllee electronic device, in response to said usage of the first collection of user interface displays.