USER PROXIMITY RECOGNITION AND HANDS-FREE CONTROL

摘要

A set-top box provides for touch free operation of home entertainment system. The set-top box detects the mobile phone of a of a user and initiates a configuration of the home entertainment system according to the preferences of the user.

主权项

1. A set-top box comprising:
control circuitry; a first transmitter coupled to the control circuitry and configured to transmit an interrogation signal; a first receiver coupled to the control circuitry and configured to receive an identification signal from a portable electronic device in response to the interrogation signal, the identification signal including a user identification code; and a memory coupled to the control circuitry, the control circuitry configured to compare the identification code to a plurality of registered identification codes stored in the memory and to execute an initial command included in a user profile associated with the user identification code, the user profile being stored in the memory, wherein the first transmitter transmits the interrogation signal when the set-top box is in a low power mode and the control circuitry exits the low power mode and executes the initial command upon receiving the identification code.