CPC G06F 3/0484 (2013.01) [G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G08C 23/04 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/42208 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/42228 (2013.01); H04N 21/8186 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 8/10 (2013.01); G06F 9/06 (2013.01); G08C 2201/20 (2013.01); G08C 2201/21 (2013.01); G08C 2201/30 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A method for creating a configuration for a control device, comprising:
automatically determining, with at least one processor, a plurality of devices controllable with the control device, wherein each device of the plurality of devices is associated with at least one device category of the following device categories: a media source device category, a receiver device category, a display device category, an audio device category, or any combination thereof;
displaying, on a first graphical user interface, a first set of device options corresponding to a first set of devices of the plurality of devices, the first set of devices associated with the media source device category;
displaying, on the first graphical user interface, a second set of device options corresponding to a second set of devices of the plurality of devices, the second set of devices associated with at least one of the display device category and the audio device category;
receiving, through the first graphical user interface, a selection of a first device from the first set of device options and a second device from the second set of device options;
associating the first device and the second device with an activity object; and
in response to an activation of the activity object via the control device, using the association of the first device and second device with the activity object to automatically determine, with the control device, a set of control signals configured to control the first device and the second device.
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