Appeal No. 2007-0421
Application No. 10/151,635
Independent claim 20 is reproduced as follows:
20. A method for configuring a controlling device to command the operation of an
appliance, comprising:
receiving into the controlling device data that functions to identify the appliance;
causing the data that functions to identify the appliance to be uploaded from the
controlling device to a device having Internet connectivity;
causing the data that functions to identify the appliance to be uploaded from the device
having Internet connectivity via a wide area communication link to an Internet server having
access to a database of control codes for commanding the operation of a plurality of appliances
of different types and different manufacturers;
using at the Internet server the data that functions to identify the appliance to retrieve
from the database control codes to which the appliance is adapted to respond;
receiving the control codes retrieved from the database at the device having Internet
connectivity;
causing the control codes retrieved from the database to be downloaded from the device
having Internet connectivity into the controlling device; and
storing the control codes retrieved from the database in the controlling device whereby
the control codes are available for the use in commanding the operation of the appliance.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Allport 6,104,334 Aug. 15, 2000
Yang 6,133,847 Oct. 17, 2000
LoVasco et al. (LoVasco) 6,208,853 Mar. 27, 2001
Foster 6,211,870 Apr. 03, 2001
Walsh et al. (Walsh) 6,230,970 May 15, 2001
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