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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Conversant Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Inventors:
Sian James, Cambridge, GB;
Neal Harris, Cambridge, GB;
John Turner, Ely, GB;
Tim Howes, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Conversant Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); G08C 23/04 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04N 21/436 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G08C 23/04 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); G08C 2201/40 (2013.01); G08C 2201/41 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01); H04M 1/72533 (2013.01); H04N 21/43615 (2013.01);
Abstract
A remote control framework enables a plurality of target devices to be controlled by a plurality of remote control devices irrespective of bearer types. In a preferred embodiment any target device may also act as a control device and any control device may also act as a target device. The framework also enables any application running on any target device to be controlled by any controller device.