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US 8,274,381 B2Granted
System and method for tracking a controller
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsIan Schmehl, Scott White
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AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsIan Schmehl, Scott White
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A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a gateway comprising a controller to transmit a first RF signal to a remote control device, wherein the first radio-frequency signal is received by a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the remote control device, receive at each of a plurality of receivers operably coupled to the gateway a second RF signal from the RFID tag of the remote control device in response to the first RF signal, determine an approximate location of the remote control device based on at least a portion of the second RF signals received by the plurality of receivers, and transmit a signal to a set-top-box, wherein the signal comprises the approximate location of the remote control device, and wherein the set-top-box displays the approximate location of the remote control device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
A gateway, comprising a memory coupled to a controller, wherein the memory comprises computer instructions which, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising:
A set-top-box, comprising a memory coupled to a controller, wherein the memory comprises computer instructions which, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations for:
A remote control, comprising a memory coupled to a controller, wherein the memory comprises computer instructions which, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising:
A method, comprising:
A method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.