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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2006
John Mcclenny, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven M. Wollmershauser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
John McClenny, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven M. Wollmershauser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
According to a first aspect there is provided systems and methods for receiving an encrypted signal from a portable communication device, the encrypted signal containing information associated with a command; and decrypting the encrypted signal to enable a set-top box to execute the command. According to a second aspect there is provided systems and methods for encrypting information to generate an encrypted signal, the information associated with a command entered via a control; and communicating the encrypted signal to the set-top box, the encrypted signal for decryption at the set-top box to enable execution of the command to operate the set-top box.