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How Products Implementing URC will be Compatible With Future Technologies - Like Voice Control and Intelligent Agents

This example shows how much simpler it can be for consumers and retailers in a world where the URC standards have been implemented in most electronic products, since the Universal Remote Console you buy today will be able to control devices now and into the future.

Woman and salesman in a TV section of a store. Salesman says, "And you can control any product here that has the V2 seal on it. You can use any of those controllers - or use your PDA or cell phone."

A woman is talking with a salesman who is explaining that any of the V2 products will work with any of the V2 Universal Remote Consoles - including ones that can run on (and are even packaged with) many popular phones. 

Picture of head of woman saying, "So I can buy one of these TV's now and it won't become obsolete as newer controllers come out?"

The woman is worried about the fact that things go out of date so quickly.  She asks him to confirm that if she buys one of the TVs today - that it will work with the newer controllers that she hears will be out next year or so.

Picture of salesman's head saying, "Yeah, and as new and better voice controllers become available, they will all work with any of these V2 products."

The salesman confirms that as newer controllers, including new natural language speech based controllers come out - the current V2 products will work with them - because the intelligence is in the controllers and not the products.

Picture of both of them standing in front of the TV's. Woman says, "Wow, cool!" Salesman says, "Let me show you how it works..."

That is good enough for her - she is now interested in seeing what he has for her to choose from.

Next Example: Example of URC ’s Multi-Language Capabilities

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