METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAIRING A MOBILE DEVICE TO AN OUTPUT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- generating a first pairing code using a first server, wherein the first server is interconnected to a plurality of output devices at different geographic locations;
communicating using a first output device included in the plurality of output devices the first pairing code to a first user device;
after communicating the first pairing code to the first user device, receiving the first pairing code at the first server;
in response to receiving by the first server the first pairing code communicated from the first user device, associating the first user device with at least one of the first output device and a second output device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for associating or pairing a mobile device with a local output device via a central or mobile connect server system are provided. Pairing is performed by initiating a pairing request from an output device that is passed to the mobile connect server for processing. The mobile connect server responds to the request with a pairing code that is displayed by the output device. A user of the mobile device then enters the displayed pairing code in the mobile device. The mobile device transmits the entered pairing code to the mobile connect server and, in response to a match, the mobile device is paired to the output device. Pairing can enable various functions, including an ability to control programming or other information displayed by the output device in response to commands entered in the mobile device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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generating a first pairing code using a first server, wherein the first server is interconnected to a plurality of output devices at different geographic locations; communicating using a first output device included in the plurality of output devices the first pairing code to a first user device; after communicating the first pairing code to the first user device, receiving the first pairing code at the first server; in response to receiving by the first server the first pairing code communicated from the first user device, associating the first user device with at least one of the first output device and a second output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of output devices; a mobile connect server, including; memory; application programming, wherein the application programming is stored in the memory; a processor, wherein the processor is operable to execute the application programming; a communication interface, wherein the mobile connect server is interconnected to the plurality of output devices by at least a first network, wherein the application programming is operable to provide a first pairing code to a first output device included in the plurality of output devices using the at least a first network, wherein after providing the first pairing code a first output device the application programming is operable to generate a first command in response to receiving the first pairing code over at least a second network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for ordering content, comprising:
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receiving at a mobile connect server a request to pair a first output device with a first user device; providing by the mobile connect server a first pairing code to the first output device; presenting by the first output device the first pairing code to a user of the first user device; entering by the user the first pairing code in the first user device; sending the first pairing code from the first user device to the mobile connect server; in response to receiving the first pairing code sent from the first user device at the mobile connect server, the mobile connect server issuing a first pairing key to the first user device, and associating the first output device and the first user device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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