System and method for optimizing memory usage in a universal controlling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9544635-B2
Application number	US-201414209114-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2014
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	Jan 10, 2017
Grant date	Jan 10, 2017

Abstract

A method for optimizing memory usage in a device having a universal controlling application includes receiving into the device data for use in configuring the universal controlling application wherein the data is used to identify from within a library of command code sets stored in a memory of the device a command code set that is appropriate for use in commanding functional operations of the appliance and causing a non-identified one or more of the command code sets of the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the device to be discarded to thereby create freed space in the memory of the device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for upgrading a device having a universal controlling application, comprising:
storing in a memory of a master, universal remote controlling device a library of command code sets wherein the library of command code sets includes data that is used by the master, universal remote controlling device to transmit commands directly to various types of appliances of various different manufacturers;
storing in a memory of an appliance a library of command code sets wherein the library of command code sets includes data that is used by the appliance to transmit commands directly to various types of appliances of various different manufacturers;
determining if a time stamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of a master, universal remote controlling device has a time stamp that is later than a timestamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance to be commanded using the device having the universal controlling application;
when the time stamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the master, universal remote controlling device is later than the timestamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance determining which command code sets in the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the master controlling device are omitted from the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance; and
transferring from the master, universal remote controlling device to the device having the universal controlling application for storage in the memory of the device having the universal controlling application as a library of command code sets those command code sets in the library of command code sets stored in a memory of the master controlling device that were determined to have been omitted from the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein an identifier indicative of the time stamp provided to the library of command code sets stored in the memory of the appliance is received into the master, universal remote controlling device.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 , where the identifier is received by reading a barcode associated with the appliance.

4. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the identifier is received from a RFID tag associated with the appliance.

5. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the identifier is included in a communication received from the appliance.

6. The method as recited in claim 2 , comprising transferring from the device having the universal controlling application to the appliance those command code sets in the library of command code sets stored in a memory of the master, universal remote controlling device that were transferred to the device having the universal controlling application from the master controlling device.

Assignees

• Universal Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Das Busek Naimisaranya
• Henley Thomas

Classifications

• G08C17/00

  Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link · CPC title

• H04N21/42225

  characterized by types of remote control, e.g. universal remote control · CPC title

• G08C2201/92

  Universal remote control · CPC title

• H04N21/42226 Primary

  Reprogrammable remote control devices · CPC title

• G08C2201/21

  Programming remote control devices via third means · CPC title