Status monitoring of controllable device in media system from mobile device associated by displayed passkey
US10148996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2821
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by a media system controller. A storage device stores associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith. The controller generates a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices, stores in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices, and the passkey is displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices. The passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user. The controller receives the passkey from the mobile device, finds the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey, and transfers commands and status information between the particular one of the controllable devices and the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event.
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