Patent ID: 8299889
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G06K,G08C,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving first biometric input data from a first user captured by a sensor; storing a biometric profile of a first user providing the first biometric input data in a database further containing information regarding which of a plurality of users' preference information takes priority on each television in the user's home; issuing credentials to the first user associated with a unique ID assigned to the biometric profile; communicating the biometric profile to a plurality of remote control devices associated respectively with a plurality of set-top boxes; receiving second biometric input data from a second user captured by the sensor; matching the second biometric input data with the biometric profile data of a particular user; retrieving information associated with the particular user from the database, the information including user settings; and configuring a television and a remote control device associated with the sensor based on the user settings based in part on retrieved priority information, wherein configuring the remote control comprises mapping a keypad based on the user settings, and wherein configuring the television comprises powering on the television.