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`RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION
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`This application claims the benefit of and is a continuation of U.S. Application No.
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`13/933,877,filed on July 2, 2013, which application claims the benefit of and is a
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`continuation of U.S, Application No. 13/657,176, filed on October 22, 2012, which
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`application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/552,857, filed October
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`28, 2011, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/680,876, filed August 8, 2012, the
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`disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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`This application is also related to U.S. Patent Application No. 12/621,277, filed on
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`November 18, 2009 and entitled “System and Method for Reconfiguration of an
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`Entertainment System Controlling Device,” which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S.
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`Patent Application No. 12/569,121 (now U.S. Patent 8,243,207), filed on September 29, 2009
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`and entitled “System and Method for Activity Based Configuration of an Entertainment
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`System,”the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by referencein their entirety.
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`This application is also related to U.S. Patent Application No. 13/198,072, filed on
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`August4, 2011 and entitled “System and Method for Configuring the Remote Control
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`Functionality of a Portable Device,” the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by
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`referencein its entirety.
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`This applicationis also related to U.S. Patent Application No. 13/240.604,filed on
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`September 22, 2011 and entitled “System and Method for Configuring Controlling Device
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`Functionality,” the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
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`BACKGROUND
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`Controlling devices, for example remote controls, for use in issuing commands to
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`entertainment and otherappliances, and the features and functionality provided by such
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`controlling devices are well knownin the art.
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`In orderto facilitate such functionality, various
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`communication protocols, command formats, and interface methods have been implemented
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`by appliance manufacturers to enable operational control of entertainment and other
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`appliances, also as well knownin the art.
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`In particular, the recent proliferation of wireless
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`and wired communication and/or digital interconnection methods such as WiFi, Bluetooth,
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`HDMI,etc., amongst and between appliances has resulted in a corresponding proliferation of
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`such communication protocols and command formats. While many of these newer methods
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`may offer improved performance and/orreliability when compared to previous control
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`protocols, appliance manufacturer adoption of such newer methods remains inconsistent and
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`fragmented. This, together with the large installed base of prior generation appliances, may
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`cause confusion, mis-operation, or other problems whena user or manufacturer of a
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`controlling device, such as a remote control, attempts to take advantage of the enhanced
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`features and functionalities of these new control methods.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`This invention relates generally to enhanced methods for appliance control via use of
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`a controlling device, such as a remote control, smart phone, tablet computer, etc., and in
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`particular to methods for taking advantage of improved appliance contro! communication
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`methods and/or command formats in a reliable manner whichis largely transparent to a user
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`and/or seamlessly integrated with legacy appliance control technology,
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`To this end, the instant invention comprises a modular hardware and software
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`solution, hereafter referred to as a Universal Control Engine (UCE), which is adapted to
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`provide device control across a variety of available control methodologies and
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`communication media, such as for example various in