[Raspberry Pi] Using GPIO port, infrared remote control access (IR sensor)

SOURCE:
16x2 LCD to display status
http://www.adafruit.com/products/181
GPIO setup tutorial
https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruits-raspberry-pi-lesson-4-gpio-setup/test-and-configure
What to do with I2C and SPI
http://quick2wire.com/articles/i2c-and-spi/

tutorials
http://www.modmypi.com/blog/raspberry-pis-remotes-ir-receivers
how to add lirc_rpi
http://www.jamesrobertson.eu/blog/2013/may/19/installing-lirc-on-raspbian.html
comprehensive tutorial
http://alexba.in/blog/2013/01/06/setting-up-lirc-on-the-raspberrypi/

python GPIO
http://openmicros.org/index.php/articles/94-ciseco-product-documentation/raspberry-pi/218-2-raspberry-pi-gpio-inputs-in-python