Orange

France Telecom

Jean-Paul Cottet

Pierre Francois Dubois

Olivier Massiere

Pierre-Francois Dubois

Philippe Delbary

Dominique Prouveur

Pierre-François Dubois

René Dupuy

Monique Tournaille

A method for securing an entry in a user database, the method being performed in a management server in charge of the database and comprising the steps of: receiving a network identifier of a user terminal, identifying the user terminal in a telecommunications network; transmitting to a network platform an operator of the telecommunications network a user confirmation request, the request comprising the network identifier of the user terminal; upon receiving a user confirmation from the network platform, creating an entry by the terminal user in the user database, the entry comprising the network identifier of the user terminal.

Securing an entry in a user database

A home-automation system includes a first electrical appliance and a control device incorporated in the first electrical appliance, which includes a communication device for connection to a mobile telephone network. During installation of the home-automation system, the control device performs the following steps on the electrical appliance being connected to an electrical power supply: receiving via the mobile telephone network a start control message coming from a first control terminal, the message containing a telephone number associated with the first terminal; storing the telephone number of the first control terminal; and allocating a role of administrator of the home-automation system to the first control terminal.

Method of installing a home-automation system, and an associated home-automation system

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Paris, France

Jean-Paul Cottet