Secure pairing of devices via pairing facilitator-intermediary device
First Claim
1. A computing device, comprising:
- communication circuitry;
a display;
a processor coupled to the communication circuitry; and
a memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to;
receive, by the communication circuitry, a list of one or more devices capable of being paired with the computing device, the list of one or more devices including a portable monitoring device, the list being received from a server via a network, the server further being in operative communication with the one or more devices pairable with the computing device via an existing secure connection;
display, via the display, the list of one or more devices;
receive an indication of a selection of the portable monitoring device to be paired with the computing device;
send first pairing information to the portable monitoring device via a wireless protocol;
receive second pairing information from the portable monitoring device via the wireless protocol; and
pair the computing device with the portable monitoring device based on the first and second pairing information.
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Abstract
The present inventions, in one aspect, are directed to systems and circuitry for and/or methods of establishing communication having one or more pairing facilitator-intermediary devices (for example, a network connected server) to enable or facilitate pairing and/or registering at least two devices (e.g., (i) a portable biometric monitoring device and (ii) a smartphone, laptop and/or tablet) to, for example, recognize, interact and/or enable interoperability between such devices. The pairing facilitator-intermediary device may responsively communicates information to one or more of the devices (to be paired or registered) which, in response, enable or facilitate such devices to pair or register. The present inventions may be advantageous where one or both of the devices to be paired or registered is/are not configured (e.g., include a user interface or certain communication circuitry that is configured or includes functionality) to pair devices without use of a facilitator-intermediary device.
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17 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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communication circuitry; a display; a processor coupled to the communication circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to; receive, by the communication circuitry, a list of one or more devices capable of being paired with the computing device, the list of one or more devices including a portable monitoring device, the list being received from a server via a network, the server further being in operative communication with the one or more devices pairable with the computing device via an existing secure connection; display, via the display, the list of one or more devices; receive an indication of a selection of the portable monitoring device to be paired with the computing device; send first pairing information to the portable monitoring device via a wireless protocol; receive second pairing information from the portable monitoring device via the wireless protocol; and pair the computing device with the portable monitoring device based on the first and second pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause a processor of a computing device to:
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receive, by communication circuitry of the computing device, a list of one or more devices capable of being paired with the computing device, the list of one or more devices including a portable monitoring device, the list being received from a server via a network, the server further being in operative communication with the one or more devices pairable with the computing device via an existing secure connection; display, via a display of the computing device, the list of one or more devices; receive an indication of a selection of the portable monitoring device to be paired with the computing device; send first pairing information to the portable monitoring device via a wireless protocol; receive second pairing information from the portable monitoring device via the wireless protocol; and cause the computing device to be paired with the portable monitoring device based on the first and second pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for pairing a portable monitoring device with a computing device, comprising:
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receiving, by the computing device, a list of one or more devices capable of being paired with the computing device, the list of one or more devices including the portable monitoring device, the list being received from a server via a network, the server further being in operative communication with the one or more devices pairable with the computing device via an existing secure connection; displaying, via a display of the computing device, the list of one or more devices; receiving an indication of a selection of the portable monitoring device for pairing with the computing device; sending first pairing information to the portable monitoring device via a wireless protocol; receiving second pairing information from the portable monitoring device via the wireless protocol; and causing the computing device to be paired with the portable monitoring device based on the first and second pairing information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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