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Two-way communication for control of an entertainment device

  • US 9,293,032 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2006
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote device for controlling an entertainment device, the remote comprising:

  • (a) a transmitter;

    (b) a receiver operative to receive at least one signal from a base;

    (c) a processor operably coupled with the transmitter and the receiver; and

    (d) a memory operably coupled to the processor and storing data that is duplicated in a memory of the base;

    wherein;

    the transmitter of the remote device transmits a diagnostic signal to the base to confirm status of the base;

    the receiver of the remote device receives an indication that the base has failed in response to the diagnostic signal sent to the base; and

    in response to the received indication that the base has failed, the processor of the remote device programs a replacement base to be controlled by the remote device to replace the base with the replacement base, including transmission of a functionality program in the memory of the remote device, that is also duplicated in the memory of the base, to the replacement base via the transmitter when the receiver receives the indication that the base has failed.

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