Systems and methods for configuration of a remote control device

A remote control device comprising:

• a controller;
• an RF transceiver coupled to the controller;
• a memory coupled to the controller;
• the controller and RF transceiver collectively configured to establish a bi-directional connection with a television receiver, to receive a target remote control code over the bi-directional connection, and to store the target remote control code in the memory, wherein the target remote control code is received at the television receiver via a television downlink signal independent of any requests to a source of the broadcast television programming signal, wherein the bi-directional connection includes a wireless protocol capable of forming a mesh network.

A television receiver configured to provide imagery to a television monitor, the television receiver comprising:

• a receiver interface configured to receive a broadcast television programming signal that includes a set of remote control codes, wherein each of the set of remote control codes is associated with a different one of a plurality of different component types;
• a processor;
• a storage unit coupled to the processor and configured to store a set of remote control codes associated with a plurality of component types;
• and
• a RF transceiver coupled to the processor;
• wherein the processor, storage unit, receiver interface and RF transceiver are collectively configured to receive the set of remote control codes via the broadcast television programming signal independent of any requests to a source of the broadcast television programming signal, to present a component-selection user interface on the television monitor, to receive a target component type selected via the component-selection user interface, to determine a target remote control code corresponding to the target component type based on the set of remote control codes, and to transmit the target remote control code to a remote control device via a bi-directional data communication link that comprises a wireless mesh network connection.