Secure information exchange between devices using location and unique codes

摘要

Software receives a communication from a smart-television device. The communication includes a device identifier, which is unique, for the smart-television device and a geo-location associated with the smart-television device. The software causes the smart-television device to display a first view that includes a visual icon along with a message identifying a connected-television service. The software receives a request from a mobile device to connect to the connected-television service. The request results in transmission of a geo-position from the mobile device. Upon determining that the geo-position of the smart-television device is proximate to the geo-location of the mobile device, the software causes the mobile device to display a second view that includes the visual icon for the device identifier. The software receives a communication from the mobile device that indicates a match between the visual icons. The software causes the smart-television device to display a user identifier received from the mobile device in a third view.

主权项

1. A method, comprising the operations of:
receiving a communication over a network from a smart-television device, wherein the communication includes a device identifier, which is unique, for the smart-television device and a geo-location for the smart-television device, wherein the geo-location results at least in part from collaborative location detection that uses stored geo-positions previously received from one or more mobile devices positioned proximate to the smart-television device; generating a visual icon for the device identifier, wherein the visual icon is unique with respect to other smart-television devices at the geo-location; causing the smart-television device to display a first view that includes the visual icon along with a message identifying a connected-television service; receiving a request over the network from a mobile device to connect to the connected-television service, wherein the request results in transmission of a geo-position for the mobile device; upon determining that the geo-location of the smart-television device is proximate to the geo-position of the mobile device, causing the mobile device to display a second view that includes the visual icon for the device identifier and any other visual icons associated with the geo-location that have been generated; receiving a communication over the network from the mobile device that indicates a match between the visual icon for the device identifier in the first view and the visual icon for the device identifier in the second view, wherein the communication also includes a user identifier obtained from the mobile device or a user of the mobile device; and causing the smart-television device to display the user identifier in a third view with a message indicating connection to the smart-television device, wherein each of the operations is executed by one or more processors.