AUTOMATED PAIRING OF REMOTE DEVICES WITH COMPRESSED IDENTIFIERS

摘要

In embodiments, apparatuses, methods and storage media are described that are associated with remote control of media devices. A remote control and a content player may be configured to facilitate a secured pairing process. The remote control may be configured to send non-secured signals (such as through an IR transmitter) as well as send and receive secured signals (such as via an RF transceiver). The remote control may non-securely broadcast an uncompressed identifier of itself. Then, in response to being turned on or asked to pair, the remote control may send a pairing request to the player that includes a compressed identifier. The player may then identify the remote control based on the compressed identifier and the previously-broadcast uncompressed identifier and the remote control and player may then perform a pairing process without requiring additional action on the part of a user. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a wireless transmitter configured to send non-secured signals; a wireless transceiver configured to facilitate send and receive of secured signals over a secure communication channel; and logic operably coupled with the wireless transmitter and wireless transceiver and configured to:
send a non-secured pairing request to the controllable device via the wireless transmitter, wherein the pairing request includes a compressed identifier being associated with an uncompressed identifier for the apparatus, the uncompressed identifier being previously known to the controllable device,receive communication from the controllable device, via the wireless transceiver, to establish a secure communication channel between the controllable device and the wireless transceiver based on the controllable device identifying the apparatus based on the compressed identifier; andexchange communication with the controllable device based on the uncompressed identifier, via the wireless transceiver and over the secure communication channel, to pair the controllable device with the apparatus to enable the apparatus to subsequently control the controllable device.