Thanks for the great advice Copernicus. My RPi does indeed run a linux variant (Raspbian wheezy). There is already a LIRC_GPIO driver so that is also taken care of. I was hoping to avoid writing a new web interface though since the Pierogi app is better than any web interface I could conjure up. Nonetheless the ability to use any web enabled device is tempting enough for me to give it a shot. Thanks again.