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System and method for universal remote control

  • US 7,839,298 B2
  • Filed: 01/26/2010
  • Issued: 11/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving configuration information from a home network component by radiofrequency identification (RFID);

    establishing a non-RFID link with the component;

    receiving the configuration information from the component over the non-RFID link;

    comparing the configuration information received by RFID with the configuration information received over the non-RFID link;

    in response to determining that the configuration information received by RFID matches the configuration information received over the non-RFID link, permitting the component to communicate with at least one node in a network; and

    in response to determining that the configuration information received by RFID does not match the configuration information received over the non-RFID link, not permitting the component to communicate with the at least one node in the network.

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