Patent ID: 8344859

Claim:
A method of changing an association of a remote control device from a first electronic device to a second electronic device, the method comprising: at the remote control device associated with the first electronic device, generating and transmitting a command, wherein the command is configured to control the first device and includes information indicative of the association between the remote control and the first electronic device; and wherein the remote control device is not associated with the second electronic device; at the remote control device, awaiting an acknowledgment of the command; at the remote control device, transmitting a request to associate the remote control device with the second electronic device if the acknowledgment is not received; at the remote control device, receiving a reply to the request to associate from the second electronic device, wherein the reply identifies the second device; and at the remote control device, disassociating the remote control device from the first electronic device, and associating the remote control device with the second electronic device, in response to the reply.