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Context-sensitive remote controls

  • US 7,064,675 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2003
  • Issued: 06/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multimedia network system, comprising:

  • a hub having access to multimedia content;

    one or more nodes communicatively coupled with the hub and with respective controllable devices for using parts of the multimedia content, wherein a given node stores code set identifiers capable of identifying code sets for operating the controllable devices coupled with the node;

    one or more portable remote controllers for communicating with the nodes using one or more active code sets, wherein in response to communicating with a particular node, a portable remote controller changes active code sets to operate the controllable devices communicatively coupled with the particular node; and

    wherein in response to the portable remote controller moving from a first node to a second node, the hub discontinues providing a multimedia event to the first node and resumes providing the multimedia event to one of the controllable devices communicatively coupled with the second node.

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