Systems and methods for managing pairing of remote control devices with a plurality of media content processing devices
US9560407B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4433
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An exemplary method includes a remote control device management system pairing a remote control device with a first media content processing device; detecting, after the pairing of the remote control device with the first media content processing device, that a second media content processing device receives an infrared (“IR”) signal transmitted from the remote control device together with a non-infra-red (“non-IR”) based wireless communication signal; determining that the remote control device is not paired with the second media content processing device by determining that the IR signal received by the second media content processing device includes an IR token that identifies the remote control device as being paired with the first media content processing device; and re-pairing, in response to the determination, the remote control device with the second media content processing device in place of the first media content processing device. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
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