Patent ID: 8150035

Claim:
A set-top box controlled by a portable communication device, the set top box comprising: a receiving module to receive an encrypted signal from the portable communication device, the encrypted signal containing information associated with a command; and a decryption engine to decrypt the encrypted signal to enable the set-top box to execute the command, wherein the set-top box receives the encrypted signal by detecting a radio frequency signal communicated on a radio frequency link, wherein the receiving module receives data including a frequency identifier that identifies a first radio frequency from a plurality of radio frequencies corresponding to an explicit market, wherein the frequency identifier is received by detecting an infrared signal, and wherein a user interface is presented that prompts a user to select a target radio frequency from at least the first radio frequency for a first market corresponding to the frequency identifier or a second radio frequency for a second market corresponding to the frequency identifier, and wherein the set top box and the portable communication device communicate over the radio frequency link at the target radio frequency corresponding to the frequency identifier.