System and method for universal remote control
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one server configured to receive signals from at least one remote control device and including a radiofrequency identification (RFID) transceiver and at least one non-RFID transceiver for communicating with the respective RFID and non-RFID elements of a component, the server;
receiving a key and device configuration information from the component by RFID;
sending a message to the component requesting a response;
receiving a response from the component;
establishing a non-RFID link with the component;
receiving an encrypted message from the component over the non-RFID link, the encrypted message including at least the same device configuration information received from the component by RFID;
comparing the device configuration information received from the component by RFID with the device configuration information received over the non-RFID link;
in response to determining that the device configuration information received from the component by RFID is identical to the device configuration information received over the non-RFID link, registering the component with a network; and
in response to determining that the device configuration information received from the component by RFID is not identical to the device configuration information received over the non-RFID link, refusing registration of the component with the network.
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Abstract
Control information is exchanged between a component and a remote control device or a server using RFID or using network discovery procedures. The control information if gathered by the server is provided to the remote. In this way, the need to manually program the remote with component code information is eliminated.
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one server configured to receive signals from at least one remote control device and including a radiofrequency identification (RFID) transceiver and at least one non-RFID transceiver for communicating with the respective RFID and non-RFID elements of a component, the server; receiving a key and device configuration information from the component by RFID; sending a message to the component requesting a response; receiving a response from the component; establishing a non-RFID link with the component; receiving an encrypted message from the component over the non-RFID link, the encrypted message including at least the same device configuration information received from the component by RFID; comparing the device configuration information received from the component by RFID with the device configuration information received over the non-RFID link; in response to determining that the device configuration information received from the component by RFID is identical to the device configuration information received over the non-RFID link, registering the component with a network; and in response to determining that the device configuration information received from the component by RFID is not identical to the device configuration information received over the non-RFID link, refusing registration of the component with the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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