Methods and systems for pairing devices
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a location of a control device;
identifying at least two user devices proximate to the control device;
causing a signal to be transmitted from each of the at least two identified proximate user devices, wherein each of the at least two identified proximate user devices transmits at a different frequency from the others of the at least two identified proximate user devices;
selecting, from among the at least two identified proximate user devices, a user device to be paired with the control device based on the frequencies of the transmitted signals; and
causing the control device to be paired with the selected user device.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for pairing devices such as control devices and user devices, by determining location information relating to one or more of the control devices and the user devices. Location information can be used to identify at least one user device proximate to the control device. The method and system then identifies a selected user device to be paired with the control device. The control device is then paired with the selected user device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a location of a control device; identifying at least two user devices proximate to the control device; causing a signal to be transmitted from each of the at least two identified proximate user devices, wherein each of the at least two identified proximate user devices transmits at a different frequency from the others of the at least two identified proximate user devices; selecting, from among the at least two identified proximate user devices, a user device to be paired with the control device based on the frequencies of the transmitted signals; and causing the control device to be paired with the selected user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a control device comprising a location device configured to determine a location of the control device; a plurality of user devices; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of user devices and the control device, the server further configured to receive the location of the control device and determine a location of each of the plurality of user devices, wherein the control device transmits a request to control a user device to the server, wherein, in response to the request, the server causes one or more of the plurality of user devices to transmit a signal, wherein each of the one or more of the plurality of user devices transmits a signal at a different frequency from the others of the one or more of the plurality of user devices, and the server selects a user device to be paired with the control device based on the location of the control device, the location of the selected user device and a frequency of one of the respective signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving a request to control a user device from a requestor device, the request comprising an indication of an identity of the requestor device and an indication of the location of the requestor device; identifying a plurality of user devices proximate to the location of the requestor device; and selecting, from the plurality of user devices, a user device to be paired with the requestor device, wherein the selecting step comprises; causing a signal to be transmitted from each of the plurality of user devices, identifying content from a portion of the signal, determining which of the plurality of user devices is transmitting the identified content, and accepting control signals from the requestor device.
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