iTower™, a computer program that runs on versions of Microsoft Windows™, has been authorized by Global Caché to access its database of infrared remote control codes. The Global Caché database facility is called the “Control Tower,” and can be accessed by customers at https://irdb.globalcaché.com/.
Global Caché Partners, such as mediadogg Software LLC, may be authorized to access the control codes database over the internet from inside a computer program such as iTower™.
iTower™ provides easy to use menus and attractive graphics for requesting remote control codes and displaying the results. When the user clicks on the Brand drop down, iTower™ makes an immediate request to the Global Caché Control Tower to retrieve the set of product brands that are supported. The list of brands is transmitted from Global Caché and iTower™ displays the list in the brands drop down menu.
After the user selects a Brand, iTower™ requests the set of product Types available within the database for that brand. After the user selects a product type from the Types dropdown, iTower™ requests from Global Caché, the list of Models for which infrared codes are available for that Type and Brand of product. Each model has a corresponding “SetID” and model name. Finally, after the user selected a model from the Models dropdown, a request for the corresponding codes is made to the Control Tower database.
Pro Version: When the codes information has been received, iTower™ then displays the IR codes, the iTach commands and button functions corresponding to the buttons typically available on the physical remote control supplied with the product.Codes can be sent using USBUIRT and iTach blaster devices.
Basic Version: Control codes are not directly downloaded. Rather, the codes are sent to the email address with which the user has registered on the Global Caché Control Tower web site. Codes can only be sent via iTach devices.
iTower™ also gives the user a way to test, edit, save and transmit function codes. Saved function codes can be reloaded for later use, or copied and pasted into other software products. mediadogg Software LLC also makes it possible to import saved codes directly into its other products such as LoadDVD Pro™ and a/v DashBoard™. All mediadogg Software LLC products can be found at www.mediadogg.com/shopping.
A local cache is used in order to minimize the traffic to the Global Caché Control Tower web site, and mitigate against duplicate code set downloads from counting against a user’s download quota. The local cache will be checked, by default, prior to any download request, but this feature can be turned off. The local cache can saved, restored or cleared, but it is always used to save any directly downloaded codes, and can be manually added to from the Create / Edit Code Sets dialogue.
See the iTower™ User Guidefor more details.
