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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Roger A. Cockrell, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven Michael Wollmershauser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas S. Webster, Mystic, CT (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Alison Raphael, Campbell, CA (US);
Roger A. Cockrell, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven Michael Wollmershauser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Thomas S. Webster, Mystic, CT (US);
Brian Wilson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Alison Raphael, Campbell, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A media player device includes a first, a second, and a third interface, and a processor. The first interface communicates with a residential gateway via a wide area network and/or a local area network, and the residential gateway is coupled to a plurality of electronic devices. The second interface communicates directly with at least one of the plurality of electronic devices. The third interface communicates with one or more electronic devices of the plurality of electronic devices via the local area network. The processor is configured to selectively transmit a request via the second interface when the media player device is proximate to the first electronic device, via the third interface when the media player device is not proximate to the first electronic device and is within range of the local area network, and via the first interface when the media player device is outside the range.