Automatic change of association of a remote control device with an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of changing an association of a remote control device from a first electronic device to a second electronic device, the method comprising:
- at the remote control device associated with the first electronic device, generating and transmitting a command, wherein the command is configured to control the first device and includes information indicative of the association between the remote control and the first electronic device; and
wherein the remote control device is not associated with the second electronic device;
at the remote control device, awaiting an acknowledgment of the command;
at the remote control device, transmitting a request to associate the remote control device with the second electronic device if the acknowledgment is not received;
at the remote control device, receiving a reply to the request to associate from the second electronic device, wherein the reply identifies the second device; and
at the remote control device, disassociating the remote control device from the first electronic device, and associating the remote control device with the second electronic device, in response to the reply.
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Abstract
A method of changing an association of a remote control device from a first electronic device to a second electronic device is presented. In the method, a command for an electronic device is generated and transmitted by the remote control device. At this point, the remote control device is associated with the first electronic device to control the first electronic device, and the remote control device is not associated with the second electronic device. If an acknowledgment of the command is not received, a request to associate the remote control device with another electronic device is transmitted. A reply to the request is then received from the second electronic device. In response to the reply, the remote control device is disassociated from the first electronic device and associated with the second electronic device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of changing an association of a remote control device from a first electronic device to a second electronic device, the method comprising:
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at the remote control device associated with the first electronic device, generating and transmitting a command, wherein the command is configured to control the first device and includes information indicative of the association between the remote control and the first electronic device; and wherein the remote control device is not associated with the second electronic device; at the remote control device, awaiting an acknowledgment of the command; at the remote control device, transmitting a request to associate the remote control device with the second electronic device if the acknowledgment is not received; at the remote control device, receiving a reply to the request to associate from the second electronic device, wherein the reply identifies the second device; and at the remote control device, disassociating the remote control device from the first electronic device, and associating the remote control device with the second electronic device, in response to the reply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable tangible storage medium having encoded thereon instructions executable by a processor of a remote control device to perform a method of changing an association of the remote control device from a first electronic device to a second electronic device, the method comprising:
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at the remote control device associated with the first electronic device, generating and transmitting a command, wherein the command is configured to control the first device and includes information indicative of the association between the remote control and the first electronic device, and wherein the remote control device is not associated with the second electronic device; awaiting an acknowledgment of the command; transmitting a request to associate the remote control device with the second electronic device if the acknowledgment is not received; receiving a reply to the request to associate from the second electronic device, wherein the reply identifies the second device; and disassociating the remote control device from the first electronic device, and associating the remote control device with the second electronic device, in response to the reply.
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14. A remote control device, comprising:
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a user interface configured to receive user input; control circuitry configured to generate commands in response to the user input; a transmitter configured to transmit the commands; and a receiver configured to receive replies to the commands; wherein, when the remote control device is associated with a first electronic device to control the first electronic device, and when the remote control device is not associated with a second electronic device, the control circuitry is further configured to; generate and transmit a first command using the transmitter, wherein the command is configured to control the first device and includes information indicative of the association between the remote control and the first device; await an acknowledgment of the first command via the receiver; if the acknowledgment is not received, transmit using the transmitter a request to associate the remote control device with the second electronic device; receive via the receiver a reply to the request to associate from the second electronic device, wherein the reply identifies the second device; and disassociate the remote control device from the first electronic device, and associate the remote control device with the second electronic device, in response to the reply. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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