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TiVo’s RFID Remote Control Patent
Filed by Dave Zatz under Industry, Mobile, Patent, Remotes, TiVoNov 22 2005
Wow, this sure came out of left field. TiVo has applied for a patent allowing customization of remotes and PVRs based on personalized preferences provided via RFID. They describe a variety of scenarios and hardware such as providing customized hotel television viewing and adopting the technology within mobile multimedia devices. No telling when or if this will ever make it to market.
US Patent Application says: A multimedia mobile personalization system provides a remote control that detects a user’s electronic tag, e.g. an RFID tag. The remote control notifies a multimedia device of the user’s identity. The multimedia devices tailors it operations to the user’s preferences stored locally. Multimedia content such as broadcast or recorded television programs, music play lists, and the like could be sorted, displayed, or restricted, depending on the user identifier.
[Via New Scientist]
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5 Responses for "TiVo’s RFID Remote Control Patent"
Aside from the “hotel” idea, I’ve always thought it would be a great idea to be able to personalize “logins” and see only the shows an individual is interested in. For example, our TiVo has a bunch of my wife’s soaps, my kids’ TV shows, and I’d love to have those filtered out by profile.
Why is RFID required to identify your self with a device?
Do you need a RFID chip to log onto your personal account on your Winods PC?
The the RFID tag/chip that worry’s people.
Wouldn’t you rather filter content at the push of a button into seperate “aldult”, “kids” sections or use a password/passphrase, rather than havign a RFID tag or somthing like a finger print.
I wouldn’t support finger print eaither as it teachers children to willing give there finger print when it has only previously been used in a police station.
Is this still America land of the free and home of the brave? or, is it Surveillance Nation ?
Ask yourselves these types of questions and act accordingly; defend your freedoms as guaranteed by the United States Constitution, or loose them altogether.
We the people, stand and unite against Big Brother.
One nation under GOD, not surveillance technologies in our homes without our consent, such as Comcast.
Defend your rights or lose them altogether.
Remember what Thomas Jefferson said about what to do about overbearing tyranny and government!
RFID chips to customise your TV viewing preferences are one thing. But what about when the RFID is used to track your exact movements and position at any given time. The tag or chip has many more implications than a useful TV show choosing gadget.
Then again tagging your child for example may be a good thing when they are out of sight, playing in the street etc. Tagging could facilitate fast detection of where they are and quick recovery before they could be harmed if they may be in danger.
They want to track our every move and those who don’t comply will go to the concentration camps theyhave allover the US and are being made ready as we speak…………………….I AGREE WITH “HUMAN BEING” ON THIS ISSUE! WHERE ARE ALL OF OUR FREEDOMS GOING????????????????????????????
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