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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2009
William Reams, Englewood, CO (US);
Nathan Alexander Hale, Denver, CO (US);
Jeremy Mickelsen, Denver, CO (US);
David A. Innes, Littleton, CO (US);
William Reams, Englewood, CO (US);
Nathan Alexander Hale, Denver, CO (US);
Jeremy Mickelsen, Denver, CO (US);
David A. Innes, Littleton, CO (US);
EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
A method of changing an association of a remote control device from a first electronic device to a second electronic device is presented. In the method, a command for an electronic device is generated and transmitted by the remote control device. At this point, the remote control device is associated with the first electronic device to control the first electronic device, and the remote control device is not associated with the second electronic device. If an acknowledgment of the command is not received, a request to associate the remote control device with another electronic device is transmitted. A reply to the request is then received from the second electronic device. In response to the reply, the remote control device is disassociated from the first electronic device and associated with the second electronic device.