David McKinley - Dartmouth MA, US Gerald W. Shields - Littleton MA, US Kevin C. Kicklighter - Centerville MA, US
Assignee:
Savant Systems, LLC - Hyannis MA
International Classification:
G06F 3/48 G06F 15/177 G06F 17/00
US Classification:
700 94, 715737, 709220
Abstract:
A web browser-equipped device, such as a personal digital assistant, tablet, notebook or other computer, wireless telephone handset or other device, to function as a remote control unit for a programmable multimedia controller. Web pages served by the multimedia controller to the web browser-equipped device present a user interface which may include programmable background motifs, colors and indicators. The user interface also typically includes one or more user-operable buttons whose functionalities are programmable. A method is provided for automatically converting a user interface device configuration for the multimedia controller into web pages suitable for a browser-equipped device.
Allen Stroth, Joseph Mcgivney, Sylvia Barron, Gerald Dreier, Lois Elliott, Donna Wall, Joyce Bailey, June Trost, Bill Hoye, Kenyon Hartigan, Eileen Trost