Remote control programming system

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for programming a target remote control, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes:

• receiving, at a target remote control, user interface information that describes a user interface for a remote control and a mode code, transmitted from a computing device, the user interface information describing a user interface that is configured by a user on the computing device, the mode code is mapped to a specific set of signals, which the target remote control supports, to control a particular target device, the computing device being different from the particular target device;
• creating, at the target remote control, a particular user interface using the user interface information;
• displaying, on the target remote control, the particular user interface;
• and
• the target remote control configuring itself using said mode code.

An apparatus comprising:

• a receiving subsystem that receives, at a target remote control, user interface information that describes a user interface for a remote control and a mode code, transmitted from a computing device, the user interface information describing a user interface that is configured by a user on the computing device, the mode code is mapped to a specific set of signals, which the target remote control supports, to control a particular target device, the computing device being different from the particular target device;
• a creating subsystem that creates, at the target remote control, a particular user interface using the user interface information;
• a displaying subsystem that displays, on the target remote control, the particular user interface;
• and
• a configuring subsystem that causes the target remote control to configure itself using said mode code.

A method for programming a target remote control, comprising:

• storing control data at a computing device that identifies a plurality of mode codes, wherein each particular mode code of the plurality of mode codes is mapped to a specific set of signals used by a type of remote control to control a particular target device, the computing device being different from the particular target device;
• determining, at the computing device, a particular mode code from the plurality of mode codes;
• allowing, at the computing device, a user to configure a user interface;
• sending user interface information describing the configured user interface and the particular mode code to a target remote control, the target remote control configures itself using said particular mode code and displays a particular user interface using the user interface information.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for programming a target remote control, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes:

• storing control data at a computing device that identifies a plurality of mode codes, wherein each particular mode code of the plurality of mode codes is mapped to a specific set of signals used by a type of remote control to control a particular target device, the computing device being different from the particular target device;
• determining, at the computing device, a particular mode code from the plurality of mode codes;
• allowing, at the computing device, a user to configure a user interface;
• sending user interface information describing the configured user interface and the particular mode code to a target remote control, the target remote control configures itself using said particular mode code and displays a particular user interface using the user interface information.

An apparatus comprising:

• a storing subsystem that stores control data at a computing device that identifies a plurality of mode codes, wherein each particular mode code of the plurality of mode codes is mapped to a specific set of signals used by a type of remote control to control a particular target device, the computing device being different from the particular target device;
• a determining subsystem that determines, at the computing device, a particular mode code from the plurality of mode codes;
• a configuration allowing subsystem that allows, at the computing device, a user to configure a user interface;
• a user interface sending subsystem that sends user interface information describing the configured user interface and the particular mode code to a target remote control, the target remote control configures itself using said particular mode code and displays a particular user interface using the user interface information.