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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2017
Interdigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Kenneth F Lynch, Wayne, PA (US);
Robert A. DiFazio, Greenlawn, NY (US);
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A user may point a control device at a controllable device for which control is desired, and the control device may detect the targeted controllable device. Additionally, the control device may detect a plurality of wireless nodes and list the available wireless nodes. For example, the control device may identify wireless nodes associated with a room in the house, or the control device may detect the wireless nodes within a certain range. The list may be a selectable list and a user may select the desired device to control from the list. Upon detection or user selection, the control device may establish control of the wireless node and initiate actions associated with the selected device.