Communicating a device descriptor between two devices when registering onto a network
First Claim
1. A method for registering a first device with a second device over a wireless network, comprising:
- receiving a registration request from the first device including a first personal identification number (PIN);
sending one or more user input choices to the first device, said user input choices each specifying a user input action available through a user interface associated with the second device,associating a number with each of the user input choices;
sending the numbers to the first device;
sending a device description describing the second device to the first device in a manner that allows it to be presented to a user by the first device;
sequentially receiving at least one of the user input actions through the user interface in response to instructions provided to the user by the first device;
generating a second PIN based at least in part on the numbers, wherein the user input actions received by the second device correctly reflect the instructions provided to the user by the first device if the second PIN matches the first PIN; and
registering the first device with the second device if the user input actions received by the second device correctly reflect the instructions provided to the user by the first device,wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless home digital interface (WHDI) network.
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Abstract
A method for registering a first device with a second device over a wireless network includes receiving a registration request from the first device and sending one or more user input choices to the first device. The user input choices each specify a user input action available though a user interface associated with the second device. A device description describing the second device is sent to the first device in a manner that allows it to be presented to the user by the first device. At least one of the user input actions are sequentially received through the user interface in response to instructions provided to the user by the first device. The first device is registered with the second device if the user input actions received by the second device correctly reflect the instructions provided to the user by the first device.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for registering a first device with a second device over a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving a registration request from the first device including a first personal identification number (PIN); sending one or more user input choices to the first device, said user input choices each specifying a user input action available through a user interface associated with the second device, associating a number with each of the user input choices; sending the numbers to the first device; sending a device description describing the second device to the first device in a manner that allows it to be presented to a user by the first device; sequentially receiving at least one of the user input actions through the user interface in response to instructions provided to the user by the first device; generating a second PIN based at least in part on the numbers, wherein the user input actions received by the second device correctly reflect the instructions provided to the user by the first device if the second PIN matches the first PIN; and registering the first device with the second device if the user input actions received by the second device correctly reflect the instructions provided to the user by the first device, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless home digital interface (WHDI) network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14)
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8. A method for registering a first device with a second device over a wireless network, comprising:
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sending a registration request to the second device including a first personal identification number (PIN); receiving one or more user input choices from the second device, said user input choices each specifying a user input action available through a user interface associated with the second device; wherein a number is associated with each of the user input choices by the second device and the second device only allows communication with the first device when the PIN number is accepted by the second device; receiving a device description describing the second device; presenting the device description to a user; based on the received user input choices, presenting instructions to the user specifying a sequence of user input choices representing a sequence of user input actions to be performed on the second device; and registering the first device with the second device if the user input actions received by the second device correctly reflect the instructions presented to the user, wherein the wireless network comprises a wireless home digital interface (WHDI) network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16)
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