Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Andrew Jonathan Miles Wishart

Timothy J Everett

Gikger Rikf Scholl

Andrew Simon Rimmer

Robert N Bates

A communication system includes first and second devices which are matched to each other. At least one of the matched devices includes an input device for capturing content; a memory for storing the content, and a renderer configured to render the content under the control of at least one processor which is configured to affect rendering of the content on the first device and/or the second device in response to at least one trigger. The least one trigger may be generated in response to detection of a user of the first device; passage of time the content has been rendered since a previous trigger; location of the user; behavioral pattern of the user; and/or traffic flow patterns between the first device and the second device.

Matched communicating devices

A method for establishing a communication channel () between a predetermined number of selected devices (). Each of the devices has its own identity. The establishing of the communication channel is done by a pairing via a server (). Said devices have a pairing operational mode and a communication operational mode. The method comprises the steps of: &#x2014;setting each of the devices in the pairing operational mode, &#x2014;agreeing on the choice of a pairing signal (), &#x2014;selecting the agreed upon pairing signal () on each of the devices, which devices transmit their identity and the agreed upon pairing signal () to the server (), &#x2014;if the server () in a predetermined time interval determines that more than the predetermined number of selected devices have transmitted the agreed upon pairing signal () than repeating the above second and third steps, wherein a next pairing signal is agreed upon, until the server () determines that only the predetermined number of selected devices have transmitted an identical sequence of pairing signals (), &#x2014;establishing the communication channel () between the devices by the server (), and &#x2014;setting each of the devices in the communication operational mode. The achieved communication channel is very secure. A system comprises a server () and a predetermined number of selected devices (), wherein during use a communication channel () between the first device () and the second device () is established via the server () according to the method of the invention.

Method and a system for establishing a communication channel between a predetermined number of selected devices and a device and a server arranged for use in the system

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Andrew Jonathan Miles Wishart