Providing remote control of controllable device for performing media functionality with customized content list
First Claim
1. A media system comprising:
- a controller;
a plurality of controllable devices; and
a storage device;
wherein the controller generates a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices;
the controller stores in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices;
the controller causes the passkey to be displayed on a display device, wherein, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user in order to cause the mobile device to become associated with the particular one of the controllable devices;
the controller determines a list of media content including only content that is available for use by the particular one of the controllable devices, wherein at least two of the plurality of controllable devices have a different sets of content available for use thereon;
the controller transfers the list of media content to the mobile device via a computer network;
the controller passes one or more commands received from the mobile device to the particular one of the controllable devices thereby allowing the mobile device to initiate one or more media functions on the particular one of the controllable devices utilizing first content selected from the list of media content until an occurrence of a de-authorization event; and
the controller removes from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the de-authorization event.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A media system comprising:
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a controller; a plurality of controllable devices; and a storage device; wherein the controller generates a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices; the controller stores in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices; the controller causes the passkey to be displayed on a display device, wherein, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user in order to cause the mobile device to become associated with the particular one of the controllable devices; the controller determines a list of media content including only content that is available for use by the particular one of the controllable devices, wherein at least two of the plurality of controllable devices have a different sets of content available for use thereon; the controller transfers the list of media content to the mobile device via a computer network; the controller passes one or more commands received from the mobile device to the particular one of the controllable devices thereby allowing the mobile device to initiate one or more media functions on the particular one of the controllable devices utilizing first content selected from the list of media content until an occurrence of a de-authorization event; and the controller removes from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the de-authorization event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of providing remote control of controllable device for performing media functionality with a customized content list, the method comprising:
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generating a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of a plurality of controllable devices; storing in a storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices; causing the passkey to be displayed on a display device, wherein, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user in order to cause the mobile device to become associated with the particular one of the controllable devices; determining a list of media content including only content that is available for use by the particular one of the controllable devices, wherein at least two of the plurality of controllable devices have a different sets of content available thereon; transferring the list of media content to the mobile device via a computer network; passing one or more commands received from the mobile device to the particular one of the controllable devices thereby allowing the mobile device to initiate one or more media functions on the particular one of the controllable devices utilizing first content selected from the list of media content until an occurrence of a de-authorization event; and removing from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the de-authorization event. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A controller in a media system, the controller comprising:
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a communications interface coupled to a computer network; a storage device; and one or more processors coupled to the communications interface and the storage device; wherein, by the one or more processors executing software instructions loaded from the storage device, the one or more processors are configured to; generate a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of a plurality of controllable devices; store in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices; cause the passkey to be displayed on a display device, wherein, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user in order to cause the mobile device to become associated with the particular one of the controllable devices; determine a list of media content including only content that is available for use by the particular one of the controllable devices, wherein at least two of the plurality of controllable devices have a different sets of content available thereon; transfer the list of media content to the mobile device via the computer network; pass one or more commands received from the mobile device to the particular one of the controllable devices thereby allowing the mobile device to initiate one or more media functions on the particular one of the controllable devices utilizing first content selected from the list of media content until an occurrence of a de-authorization event; and remove from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the de-authorization event.
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