Appeal No. 2006-2475
Application No. 10/411,792
it obvious to do so in order to select the appliance to be
controlled (See page 6, lines 11-20, of Kemink for a display of
the list of appliances with corresponding graphic user interface
code, and a selection by the user), but Kemink does not teach
displaying a plurality of pre-programmed sequences, or macros,
accessed by an Internet Web site. When a user selects a graphic
interface code, it is downloaded from the Internet Web site (See
page 6, lines 16-18, of Kemink). Thus, Kemink also teaches
accepting from a user at the client computer a selection of at
least one of a plurality of graphic interface codes for
downloading from the Internet Web site for use in the remote
control.
Therefore, Kemink describes the use of macros, or pre-
programmed sequences, and the use of an Internet Web site for
accessing a plurality of graphic interface codes, as well as
displaying to the user a plurality of those codes and accepting
from the user a selection of at least one of the codes for
downloading from the Internet Web site for use in the remote
control. The only thing missing from Kemink is that it is the
macros, or pre-programmed sequences, which are listed, selected,
displayed, accepted, and downloaded.
But, van Ee clearly teaches that macros, or pre-programmed
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