System and method for authenticating components in wireless home entertainment system
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1. A home entertainment system, comprising:
- at least one wireless system server having at least one communication system;
at least one wireless component having at least one communication system configured for communicating with the communication system of the server; and
a remote control device configured for communicating with the server and the component and generating a wireless signal, the wireless signal being used to generate an authentication signal, the authentication signal being used for authentication between the component and server.
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Abstract
Configuration information is exchanged between a home entertainment system server and various wireless components by pushing a button on the server and a random button on a remote control device as it is pointed at the devices sought to be authenticated.
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1. A home entertainment system, comprising:
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at least one wireless system server having at least one communication system;
at least one wireless component having at least one communication system configured for communicating with the communication system of the server; and
a remote control device configured for communicating with the server and the component and generating a wireless signal, the wireless signal being used to generate an authentication signal, the authentication signal being used for authentication between the component and server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for authenticating a component in a home network with a server in the network, comprising:
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pointing a remote control device at the server;
pressing a button indicating that authentication is impending, the button being on at least one of the server or the remote control device;
randomly selecting a button on the remote control device;
pressing the randomly selected button to generate a wireless signal;
pointing the remote control device at the component;
pressing the randomly selected button to generate the wireless signal;
from at least one of;
the server, or the component, sending a signal representing the wireless signal to the other of;
the server, or the component, which compares the wireless signal it received from the remote control device with the signal representing the wireless signal and if a match is found, determines that authentication exists between the server and component and otherwise does not determine that authentication exists between the server and component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for authenticating a component in a home network with a server in the network, comprising:
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pointing a remote control device at the server;
pressing a button indicating that authentication is impending, the button being on at least one of the server or the remote control device;
randomly selecting a button on the remote control device;
pressing the randomly selected button to generate a wireless signal;
at the server, deriving an encryption key from the wireless signal;
pointing the remote control device at the component;
pressing the randomly selected button to generate the wireless signal;
at the component, deriving the encryption key from the wireless signal; and
exchanging authentication information between the server and component, the authentication information being encrypted by the key. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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