Media access control (MAC) address identification
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing a first wireless communication channel between a first device and a second device;
transmitting, by an application executing on the first device using a transmitter of the first device, over a second wireless communication channel between the first device and the second device, one or more signals configured to trigger an occurrence of an event on the second device;
receiving, from the second device over the first wireless communication channel, a media access control (MAC) address of the first device, the MAC address being associated with the second wireless communication channel; and
storing, on a storage device accessible by the first device, the MAC address of the first device, wherein the stored MAC address is accessible by the application executing on the first device,wherein the first device is a media player and the second device is a wireless-enabled audio device, the event comprises a change in volume of an acoustic output of the wireless-enabled audio device, and a magnitude of the change in the volume is lower than a threshold associated with human perception to changes in acoustic outputs.
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Abstract
The technology described in this document can be embodied in a method that includes establishing a first wireless communication channel between a first device and a second device. The method also includes accessing, by an application executing on the first device, a transmitter of a first device to transmit to a second device one or more signals configured to cause an occurrence of an event on the second device. The one or more signals are transmitted over a second wireless communication channel between the first device and the second device. The method further includes receiving, from the second device over the first wireless communication channel, information representing a media access control (MAC) address of the first device, and storing, on a storage device accessible by the first device, a representation of the MAC address of the first device. The MAC address is associated with the second wireless communication channel.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing a first wireless communication channel between a first device and a second device; transmitting, by an application executing on the first device using a transmitter of the first device, over a second wireless communication channel between the first device and the second device, one or more signals configured to trigger an occurrence of an event on the second device; receiving, from the second device over the first wireless communication channel, a media access control (MAC) address of the first device, the MAC address being associated with the second wireless communication channel; and storing, on a storage device accessible by the first device, the MAC address of the first device, wherein the stored MAC address is accessible by the application executing on the first device, wherein the first device is a media player and the second device is a wireless-enabled audio device, the event comprises a change in volume of an acoustic output of the wireless-enabled audio device, and a magnitude of the change in the volume is lower than a threshold associated with human perception to changes in acoustic outputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a second device, a notification of establishment of a first wireless communication channel with a first device; receiving, from the first device over a second wireless communication channel different from the first wireless communication channel, one or more signals configured to trigger an occurrence of an event on the second device; determining that the event matches an expected event; and transmitting, from the second device over the first wireless communication channel and responsive to determining that the event matches the expected event, a media access control (MAC) address of the first device, the MAC address being associated with the second wireless communication channel between the first device and the second device, wherein the first device is a media player and the second device is a wireless-enabled audio device, the event comprises a change in volume of an acoustic output of the wireless-enabled audio device, and a magnitude of the change in the volume is lower than a threshold associated with human perception to changes in acoustic outputs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless-enabled device comprising:
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memory; a transmitter; a wireless protocol engine configured to establish a first wireless communication channel between the wireless-enabled device and a second device; and one or more processing devices configured to; execute an application that transmits, using the transmitter, over a second wireless communication channel between the wireless-enabled device and the second device, one or more signals configured to trigger an occurrence of an event on the second device, receive, from the second device over the first wireless communication channel and via the wireless protocol engine, a media access control (MAC) address of the wireless-enabled device, the MAC address being associated with the second wireless communication channel, and store, on a storage device, the MAC address of the wireless-enabled device, wherein the stored MAC address is accessible by the application executing on the wireless-enabled device wherein the second device is a audio device, the event comprises a change in volume of an acoustic output of the second device, and a magnitude of the change in the volume is lower than a threshold associated with human perception to changes in acoustic outputs. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless-enabled audio device comprising:
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memory; a wireless protocol engine configured to; receive a notification of establishment of a first wireless communication channel with a remote device, and receive from the remote device over a second wireless communication channel different from the first wireless communication channel, one or more signals configured to trigger an occurrence of an event on the wireless-enabled device; and a control engine comprising one or more processing devices, the control engine configured to; determine that the event matches an expected event, and transmit, responsive to determining that the event matches the expected event, via the wireless protocol engine and over the first wireless communication channel, a media access control (MAC) address of the remote device, the MAC address being associated with the second wireless communication channel between the remote device and the wireless-enabled device wherein the remote device is a media player, the event comprises a change in volume of an acoustic output of the wireless-enabled audio device, and a magnitude of the change in the volume is lower than a threshold associated with human perception to changes in acoustic output. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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