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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2022
Shopify Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Andrew Ferrier, Montreal, CA;
Daanish Maan, Brampton, CA;
Michael Joseph Defazio, Fonthill, CA;
James Lepp, Ottawa, CA;
Hettige Ray Perera Jayatunga, Toronto, CA;
Neil Leonard Padgett, Toronto, CA;
Shopify Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
A system and method are provided for pairing devices to establish device groups. The method includes receiving, at a server associated with a plurality of client devices and a plurality of accessory devices, a first request to establish a device group comprising a first client device of the plurality of client devices and a first accessory device of the plurality of accessory devices. The first request identifies the first client device and the first accessory device. The method also includes establishing the device group comprising the first client device and the first accessory device. The device group, once established, allows the first client device to utilize the first accessory device.