Method and apparatus for pairing a mobile device to an output device
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving first user preference data at a first server, wherein the first user preference data is associated with a first user;
storing the received first user preference data in a non-transitory memory connected to the first server;
generating a first pairing code using the 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, wherein the first user device is associated with the first user;
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 the first output device;
providing the stored first user preference data from the non-transitory memory to at least one of the first server and a second server;
applying the first user preference data by the at least one of the first server and the second server, wherein applying the first user preference data includes presenting a first modified channel lineup by the first output device, and wherein the first modified channel lineup is different than a default channel lineup.
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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 apply stored user preference data to control programming or other information displayed by the output device in response to commands entered in the mobile device.
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26 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving first user preference data at a first server, wherein the first user preference data is associated with a first user;
storing the received first user preference data in a non-transitory memory connected to the first server;
generating a first pairing code using the 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, wherein the first user device is associated with the first user;
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 the first output device;
providing the stored first user preference data from the non-transitory memory to at least one of the first server and a second server;
applying the first user preference data by the at least one of the first server and the second server, wherein applying the first user preference data includes presenting a first modified channel lineup by the first output device, and wherein the first modified channel lineup is different than a default channel lineup. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- receiving first user preference data at a first server, wherein the first user preference data is associated with a first user;
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18. A system, comprising:
- a plurality of output devices;
a first mobile device;
a mobile connect server, including;
a non-transitory memory;
application programming, wherein the application programming is stored in the non-transitory 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 to the first output device the application programming is operable to generate a first command in response to receiving the first pairing code from the first mobile device over at least a second network;
a plurality of local client servers, wherein the at least a first network interconnects the mobile connect server to at least a first local client server included in the plurality of local client servers;
a first local client network, wherein a first local client server included in the plurality of local client servers is interconnected to at least some output devices included in the plurality of output devices by the first local client network;
user preference data associated with the first mobile device, wherein the user preference data controls aspects of the operation of at least one output device included in the plurality of output devices to display a channel lineup that is different than a channel lineup that is displayed in the absence of the user preference data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- a plurality of output devices;
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24. 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 mobile 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 mobile device; entering by the user the first pairing code in the first mobile device; sending the first pairing code from the first mobile device to the mobile connect server; in response to receiving the first pairing code sent from the first mobile device at the mobile connect server, the mobile connect server issuing a first pairing key to the first mobile device, and associating the first output device and the first mobile device; providing user preference data to a non-transitory memory; storing the user preference data in the non-transitory memory; applying the user preference data to control aspects of the operation of the first output device, wherein applying the user preference data includes presenting a modified channel lineup by the first output device, and wherein the modified channel lineup is different than a default channel lineup. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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