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Apparatus and methods for controlling an entertainment device using a mobile communication device

  • US 9,210,355 B2
  • Filed: 03/12/2008
  • Issued: 12/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:

  • an input device that receives user input requesting manipulation of playback of content outputted for presentation by a television receiver;

    a motion detector that determines positional information regarding the mobile communication device based on a light signal from a light source controlled by the television receiver and integrated in or proximate to the television receiver, the light signal received at the mobile communication device;

    a processor communicatively coupled to the input device and communicatively coupled to the motion detector that translates the user input and the positional information into a command compatible with the television receiver;

    a wireless transmitter that transmits the command to the television receiver wherein the television receiver utilizes the command to output a cursor on a menu and manipulate playback of the content on a display device communicatively coupled to the television receiver; and

    a wireless receiver that receives data from the television receiver, and wherein the wireless transmitter transmits the data to an application server.

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