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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Jennifer Ann Reynolds, Duluth, GA (US);
Charles Hammett Dasher, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Paul Canter, Gainesville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson Television Inc., Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and a method are described herein for enabling a user with a location-aware mobile device to have at least partial control of a closest set top box associated with a closest television. The closest set top box does not need to be associated with the user's home television but instead can be any set top box that is associated with a television located for instance at a stranger's house, an airport, a bar, or wherever.