Operating controllable device of media system in dependence upon commands received by mobile device
First Claim
1. A media system comprising:
- a media system controller;
a plurality of controllable devices coupled to the media system controller by a computer network and preconfigured such that each of the controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by the media system controller via the computer network; and
a storage device storing associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith;
wherein the media system controller is operable to;
generate a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices;
store in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices;
cause the passkey to be displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, whereby, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device operated by a user of the media system;
establish data communications with the mobile device and receive the passkey from the mobile device;
query the storage device to find the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey received from the mobile device;
operate the particular one of the controllable devices in dependence upon a plurality of commands received from the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event; and
remove from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the second event.
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Abstract
A plurality of controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by a media system controller. A storage device stores associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith. The controller generates a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices, stores in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices, and the passkey is displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices. The passkey is entered into a mobile device by a user. The controller receives the passkey from the mobile device, finds the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey, and operates the particular one of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event.
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20 Claims
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1. A media system comprising:
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a media system controller; a plurality of controllable devices coupled to the media system controller by a computer network and preconfigured such that each of the controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by the media system controller via the computer network; and a storage device storing associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith; wherein the media system controller is operable to; generate a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices; store in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices; cause the passkey to be displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, whereby, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device operated by a user of the media system; establish data communications with the mobile device and receive the passkey from the mobile device; query the storage device to find the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey received from the mobile device; operate the particular one of the controllable devices in dependence upon a plurality of commands received from the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event; and remove from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the second event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a plurality of controllable devices coupled to a media system controller by a computer network and preconfigured such that each of the controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by the media system controller via the computer network, the media system controller having a storage device storing associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith;
- the method comprising;
generating a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices; storing in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices; displaying the passkey by the particular one of the controllable devices, whereby, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device operated by a user of the media system; establishing data communications with the mobile device and receiving the passkey from the mobile device; querying the storage device to find the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey received from the mobile device; operating the particular one of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event; and removing from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the second event. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- the method comprising;
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20. A media system controller for operating a plurality of controllable devices coupled to the media system controller by a computer network and preconfigured such that each of the controllable devices is in communication with and remotely operable by the media system controller via the computer network;
- the media system controller comprising;
a storage device storing associations between respective passkeys and one or more of the controllable devices that are currently associated therewith; and one or more processors;
wherein, by the one or more processors executing software instructions loaded from the storage device, the one or more processors are operable to;generate a passkey in response to an occurrence of a first event associated with a particular one of the controllable devices; store in the storage device an association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices; cause the passkey to be displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, whereby, after being displayed by the particular one of the controllable devices, the passkey is entered into a mobile device operated by a user; establish data communications with the mobile device and receive the passkey from the mobile device; query the storage device to find the particular one of the controllable devices currently associated with the passkey received from the mobile device; operate the particular one of the controllable devices in dependence upon commands received from the mobile device until an occurrence of a second event; and remove from the storage device the association between the passkey and the particular one of the controllable devices in response to the occurrence of the second event.
- the media system controller comprising;
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