Patent ID: 8436947
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: H04B,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A TV system, comprising: at least one TV; and at least one remote control (RC) configured to send wireless command signals at least some of which command signals are to change a tuned-to channel displayed on the TV, the RC also including at least one microphone into which a person can speak; the TV system being configured to wirelessly receive signals representing telephony signals from at least one wireless telephone defining a telephone housing, the microphone of the RC configured to receive acoustic signals from a person, the TV system configured to wirelessly send signals representing the acoustic signals to the wireless telephone, wherein the TV system is configured to receive a presence signal from the wireless telephone indicating the wireless telephone is nearby the TV system and in response enabling use of the RC as a telephone, the RC including an RC housing physically distanced and separate from the housing defined by the wireless telephone.