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Method and a system for establishing a communication channel between a predetermined number of selected devices and a device and a server arranged for use in the system

  • US 8,498,392 B2
  • Filed: 01/17/2011
  • Issued: 07/30/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for establishing a communication channel (17) between a predetermined number of selected devices (3;

  • 5) each having its own identity, by pairing via a server (1), said devices each having a pairing operational mode and a communication operational mode, wherein the method comprises the steps of;

    setting each of the devices in the pairing operational mode,agreeing on the choice of a pairing signal (19a;

    19b),selecting the agreed upon pairing signal (19a) on each of the devices, which devices transmit their identity and the agreed upon pairing signal (19a) to the server (1),repeating the above second and third steps, if the server (1) in a predetermined time interval in a predetermined time interval determines that more than the predetermined number of selected devices have transmitted the agreed upon pairing signal (19a;

    19b), wherein a next pairing signal is agreed upon, until the server (1) determines that only the predetermined number of selected devices have transmitted an identical sequence of pairing signals (19a;

    19b),establishing the communication channel (17) between the devices by the server (1), andsetting each of the devices in the communication operational mode.

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