Patent ID: 8544054

Claim:
A method for modifying pairing between a remote device and a plurality of member devices in a network, the method comprising: pairing the remote device with a first member device, the first member device being one of the plurality of member devices in the network; establishing a list of pairing-capable member devices; measuring a plurality of link qualities between the remote device and a plurality of pairing-capable member devices; comparing, by a computing device, the link qualities of the remote device and the plurality of pairing-capable member devices to determine a higher link quality within the plurality of pairing-capable member devices; selecting, by the computing device, an available pairing-capable member device having the higher link quality within the plurality of pairing-capable member devices; pairing with the selected member device; and controlling a presentation device associated with the first member device by transmitting commands from the remote control to the selected member device, the controlling including: determining if the selected member device is the first member device; and if the selected member device is not the first member device, relaying the commands via the network from the selected member device to the first member device to control the presentation device.