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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 22, 2013
Applicant:

Echostar Technologies L.l.c., Englewood, CO (US);

Inventors:

William R. Reams, Englewood, CO (US);

Christopher W. Bruhn, Aurora, CO (US);

Assignee:

EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04H 20/28 (2008.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04H 20/76 (2008.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/4367 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/42221 (2013.01); H04H 20/28 (2013.01); H04H 20/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 7/10 (2013.01); H04N 7/173 (2013.01); H04N 7/17309 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/4122 (2013.01); H04N 21/4367 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for optimizing pairing between a remote device and a plurality of devices including establishing a list of pairing-capable devices, the list comprising a portion of the plurality of devices, measuring a plurality of link qualities between the remote device and the pairing-capable devices, comparing, with a processor, the plurality of link qualities with one another and determining a highest link quality, selecting, by a computing device, an available pairing-capable device having the highest link quality, pairing with the selected device, and controlling a presentation device, the controlling including checking if the selected device is the associated device and where the selected device is not the associated device, relaying commands via the network to the associated device.


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