User identification and prioritization using bluetooth
First Claim
1. A method of automatically changing an attribute defining operation of a television system, comprising:
- determining that a plurality of short range radio frequency (RF) transceiver devices have entered RF range of the television system, the television system having a short range RF transceiver compatible with that of the short range RF transceiver device;
binding the short range RF transceiver devices to the television set to establish an identity (ID) for the short range RF transceiver devices;
determining a priority of each of the plurality of identified short range RF devices;
at the television system, looking up a functional attribute associated with the identity having the highest priority; and
setting the television parameter according to an attribute associated with a short range RF device having highest priority.
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Abstract
In certain implementations, a method of automatically changing an attribute defining operation of a television system involves determining that a plurality of short range radio frequency (RF) transceiver devices have entered RF range of the television system, the television system having a short range RF transceiver compatible with that of the short range RF transceiver device; binding the short range RF transceiver devices to the television set to establish an identity (ID) for the short range RF transceiver devices; determining a priority of each of the plurality of identified short range RF devices; at the television system, looking up a functional attribute associated with the identity having the highest priority; and setting the television parameter according to an attribute associated with a short range RF device having highest priority. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
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1. A method of automatically changing an attribute defining operation of a television system, comprising:
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determining that a plurality of short range radio frequency (RF) transceiver devices have entered RF range of the television system, the television system having a short range RF transceiver compatible with that of the short range RF transceiver device; binding the short range RF transceiver devices to the television set to establish an identity (ID) for the short range RF transceiver devices; determining a priority of each of the plurality of identified short range RF devices; at the television system, looking up a functional attribute associated with the identity having the highest priority; and setting the television parameter according to an attribute associated with a short range RF device having highest priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of automatically changing an attribute defining operation of a television system, comprising:
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determining that a plurality of Bluetooth compatible devices are within Bluetooth radio frequency (RF) range of the television system and that the plurality of Bluetooth devices are also within the predefined distance; binding the Bluetooth compatible cellular telephone to the television set to establish an identity (ID) for the cellular telephone; determining a priority of each of the plurality of Bluetooth devices; and at the television system, looking up a plurality of functional attribute associated with the identity having the highest priority, wherein the plurality of attributes include one or more usage controls and privileges attributes; setting a plurality of television parameters at the television using the functional attributes while the cellular telephone is within Bluetooth RF range. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A television system, comprising:
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a short range radio frequency (RF) transceiver device forming a part of the television system; a programmed processor that determines that a plurality of short range RF devices are within RF range of the television system and that the plurality of short range RF devices are also within the predefined distance; the processor binding the short range RF transceiver device to the television set to establish an identity (ID) for the short range RF transceiver device; the processor determining a priority of each of the plurality of short range RF devices; the processor looking up a functional attribute associated with the identity; and the processor setting the television parameter according to the functional attribute associated with the short range RF device having highest priority. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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