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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2003
Applicants:
Paul J. Claussen, Norcross, GA (US);
Ajith N. Nair, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Samuel H. Russ, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Claussen, Norcross, GA (US);
Ajith N. Nair, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Samuel H. Russ, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed towards a primary device that detects the proximity of additional remote devices, which are intended to be within the same local network. The primary device communicates with the remote devices using wireless communication. In the event that the remote devices are outside of a predetermined range, the remote devices are disabled.