Gesture-initiated remote control programming
A method and system for configuring a universal remote control (URC) to control a remote-controlled device includes establishing a communication link between the URC and the remote-controlled device in response to detecting a gesture motion of the URC. Device information may be received from the remote-controlled device and used by the URC to program the URC to control the remote-controlled device. The URC may be configured to control a plurality of remote-controlled devices. The communication link may be a near field wireless communication link.
1. A method for configuring a universal remote control, the method comprising:
responsive to detecting a programming gesture motion of the universal remote control, initiating a remote control programming sequence including:
broadcasting, by a wireless transceiver, a wireless device identification request;
responsive to receiving, with the wireless transceiver, a wireless response to the device identification request from a remote-controlled device, requesting the remote controlled device to send device information, including remote control codes, for the remote controlled device;
responsive to receiving the device information, programming the universal remote control to support the remote control codes; and
storing the device information in the universal remote control;
responsive to receiving user input associated with a first remote control code, sending the first remote control command to the remote controlled device;
displaying, on a display device of the universal remote control, a list of available remote controlled devices; and
receiving user input to select one of the plurality of available remote-controlled devices for programming.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the programming gesture motion includes a pre-defined spatial path.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the programming gesture motion includes an oscillating motion.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver complies with a near field communication link standard selected from: IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.11, and IEEE 802.15.1.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the available remote controlled devices comprise remote controlled devices from which responses to the device identification request were received.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver comprises an infrared transceiver.
7. A universal remote control, comprising:
a processor;
a motion sensor;
a near field transceiver; and
memory media, accessible to the processor, including processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
responsive to detecting a programming gesture motion of the universal remote control, initiating a remote control programming sequence comprising operations including:
broadcasting, by a wireless transceiver, a wireless device identification request;
responsive to receiving, with the wireless transceiver, a wireless response to the device identification request from a remote-controlled device, requesting the remote controlled device to send device information, including remote control codes, for the remote controlled device;
responsive to receiving the device information, programming the universal remote control to support the remote control codes; and
storing the device information in the universal remote control;
responsive to receiving user input associated with a first remote control code, sending the first remote control command to the remote controlled device;
displaying, on a display device of the universal remote control, a list of available remote controlled devices; and
receiving user input to select one of the plurality of available remote-controlled devices for programming.
8. The universal remote control of claim 7 , wherein the programming gesture motion includes a pre-defined spatial path.
9. The universal remote control of claim 7 , wherein the programming gesture motion includes an oscillating motion.
10. The universal remote control of claim 7 , wherein the wireless transceiver complies with a near field communication link standards selected from: IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.11, and IEEE 802.15.1.
11. The universal remote control of claim 7 , wherein the available remote controlled devices comprise remote controlled devices from which responses to the device identification request were received.
12. The universal remote control of claim 7 , wherein the wireless transceiver comprises an infrared transceiver.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable memory medium, including processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
responsive to detecting a programming gesture motion of the universal remote control, initiating a remote control programming sequence comprising operations including:
broadcasting, by a wireless transceiver, a wireless device identification request;
responsive to receiving, with the wireless transceiver, a wireless response to the device identification request from a remote-controlled device, requesting the remote controlled device to send device information, including remote control codes, for the remote controlled device;
responsive to receiving the device information, programming the universal remote control to support the remote control codes;
storing the device information in the universal remote control;
responsive to receiving user input associated with a first remote control code, sending the first remote control command to the remote controlled device;
displaying, on a display device of the universal remote control, a list of available remote controlled devices; and
receiving user input to select one of the plurality of available remote-controlled devices for programming.
14. The non-transitory memory medium of claim 13 , wherein the programming gesture motion includes a pre-defined spatial path.
15. The non-transitory memory medium of claim 13 , wherein the programming gesture motion includes an oscillating motion.
16. The non-transitory memory medium of claim 13 , wherein the wireless transceiver complies with a near field communication link standards selected from: IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.11, and IEEE 802.15.1.
17. The non-transitory memory medium of claim 13 , wherein the wireless transceiver comprises an infrared transceiver.