A system and method for controlling an operation of at least one
electronic device or appliance are provided. The system and method
obviates the need of a user of a plurality of electronic devices, e.g., a
television, digital video disc (DVD) player, VCR, etc, to keep track of
and maintain a corresponding plurality of remote control devices. The
system and method provide a user with a graphic representation of the
remote control device for each electronic appliance on a display
controllable by a single, easy-to-use, intuitive transmitter. The graphic
representations and associated control codes for the plurality of
electronic appliances are downloadable via a global computer network,
e.g., the Internet. In accordance with the present disclosure, a user can
access all of the functions of each of the plurality of electronic
appliances with a single remote transmitter without having to manually
program the transmitter for each electronic appliance.