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Remote control via local area network

  • US 8,885,552 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2009
  • Issued: 11/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote control method, comprising:

  • determining an identity of a user associated with a local network device;

    establishing, by the local network device, a local wireless connection with a customer premises equipment gateway to an access network for delivering multimedia content;

    responsive to determining whether the identity is authorized to send a remote control message to a terminal device, establishing a pairing between the local network device and a paired terminal device, wherein the paired terminal device is one of a plurality of terminal devices connected to the gateway and configured to present multimedia content to a display device;

    emulating, by the local network device, a remote control device for the paired terminal device;

    sending, by the local network device, a remote control message to the gateway, wherein the remote control message includes an indication of;

    the paired terminal device; and

    a remote control function executable by the paired terminal device; and

    sending the remote control message to the paired terminal device for execution by the paired terminal device.

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