Methods, systems, and products for discovering electronic devices

摘要

Methods, systems, and products self-identify an electronic device to a remote control. The remote control queries the electronic device, and the electronic device sends a response. A collision avoidance mechanism allows difference devices to respond to the remote control.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by an electronic device, a query specifying a network address associated with a remote control; retrieving, by the electronic device, a category associated with the electronic device; querying, by the electronic device, an electronic database for the category associated with the electronic device, the electronic database electronically associating response intervals of time and categories of electronic devices including the category associated with the electronic device; identifying, by the electronic device, a response interval of time of the response intervals of time in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the category associated with the electronic device; determining, by the electronic device, a response to the query; and sending, by the electronic device, the response within the response interval of time that is electronically associated with the category.