US 2013/0173765 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSIGNING ROLES BETWEEN USER DEVICES

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided that determine that user equipment devices are within a perceivable range (e.g., a viewing range) of the other. In response to this determination, roles may be assigned to the devices. These roles may be associated with profile settings on the devices that define how information is presented to the user within media guidance applications running on the devices. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may then determine that one of the user equipment devices is no longer within the perceivable range of the other user equipment devices. In response to this determination, the user device that is no longer within the perceivable range of the other devices may be assigned a role such that the presentation of information now occurs on that user device.

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Dependent claims

A method for determining which of two user equipment devices is assigned a primary device role or a secondary device role, the method comprising:

determining that a second of the two devices is within a perceivable range of a first of the two devices;
in response to the determination, assigning the first device the primary device role and the secondary device the secondary device role, wherein the primary device role instructs the first device to execute a profile setting on the first device, and the secondary device role instructs the second device to not execute the profile setting on the second device;
determining that the second user equipment device is no longer within the perceivable range of the first user equipment device;
and
in response to determining that the second user device is no longer within the perceivable range of the first user device, switching the assigned primary and secondary roles.

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A server for determining which of two user equipment devices is assigned a primary device role or a secondary device role, the server comprising detecting circuitry and processing circuitry, wherein the server is configured to:

determine using the detecting circuitry that a second of the two devices is within a perceivable range of a first of the two devices;
in response to the determination, assign the first device the primary device role and the secondary device the secondary device role using the processing circuitry, wherein the primary device role instructs the first device to execute a profile setting on the first device, and the secondary device role instructs the second device to not execute the profile setting on the second device;
determine using the detecting circuitry that the second user equipment device is no longer within the perceivable range of the first user equipment device;
and
in response to determining that the second user device is no longer within the perceivable range of the first user device, switch the assigned primary and secondary roles.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for assigning roles between user devices

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Abstract

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