Enabling a plurality of devices to control each other
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1. A computer-implemented method of enabling a plurality of devices to control each other, the method comprising:
- creating a constellation of devices by associating the plurality of devices with each other; and
using at least one device that is associated with the constellation to control an activity associated with at least one other device that is associated with the constellation.
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Abstract
A technology for enabling a plurality of devices to control each other is disclosed. In one method approach, a constellation is created by associating a plurality of devices with each other. At least one device that is associated with the constellation is used to control an activity associated with at least one other device that is associated with the constellation.
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1. A computer-implemented method of enabling a plurality of devices to control each other, the method comprising:
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creating a constellation of devices by associating the plurality of devices with each other; and using at least one device that is associated with the constellation to control an activity associated with at least one other device that is associated with the constellation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system that enables a plurality of devices to control each other, the system comprising:
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an authorizer associated with a first device that is associated with a constellation for authorizing devices to join the constellation; and a control enabler coupled to the authorizer, the control enabler for enabling the first device to control an activity associated with at least one other device associated with the constellation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Computer-readable instructions stored on a computer-usable medium wherein the computer-readable instructions when executed cause a computer system to perform a method of enabling a plurality of devices to control each other, the method comprising:
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creating a constellation of devices by associating a plurality of devices with each other, wherein a third device is allowed to control a first device because a second device had previously authorized the third device to join the constellation; and enabling at least one device that is associated with the constellation to control an activity associated with at least one other device that is associated with the constellation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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