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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2019
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Dimitrios Dimitriadis, Rutherford, NJ (US);
Horst Juergen Schroeter, Vero Beach, FL (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that identifies first and second gestures of first and second viewers in a proximity of a media center and associates the first and second gestures with first and second command A conflict is determined between the first and second commands and in response a notification is provided via the media center. The notification requests a resolution to the conflict. A cue is detected from a viewer responsive to the presenting of the notification. The cue identifies a selected one of the first viewer or the second viewer and control of the media center is assigned to one of the first viewer or the second viewer responsive to the cue. Other embodiments are disclosed.