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Methods and systems for enabling communications between devices

  • US 10,291,956 B2
  • Filed: 09/30/2016
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for selectively enabling connections between devices, comprising:

  • a communication server;

    a plurality of user devices, the plurality of user devices including at least a first user device and a second user device;

    a first network, wherein the communication server and the first and second user devices are connected to the first network;

    a plurality of peripheral devices;

    a second network, wherein the peripheral devices are connected to the communication server through the second network,wherein the second network is not directly accessible to the user devices,wherein the communication server is operable to make a first set of the peripheral devices visible to the first user device by directing discovery service advertisements for the first set of peripheral device to an address of the first user device based on a pairing between the first user device and at least one of the communication server or a first peripheral device included in the first set of peripheral devices,wherein the communication server is operable to make a second set of the peripheral devices visible to the second user device by directing discovery service advertisements for the second set of the peripheral devices to an address of the second user device based on a pairing between the second user device and at least one of the communication server or a second peripheral device included in the second set of peripheral devices, andwherein the first set of peripheral devices is different than the second set of peripheral devices.

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