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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Derin M. Zerr, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
John S. Prince, Iii, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
James L. Fenno, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
John B. Baker, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Derin M. Zerr, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
John S. Prince, III, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
James L. Fenno, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
John B. Baker, Sioux Falls, SD (US);
SONIFI SOLUTIONS, INC., Sioux Falls, SD (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for associating or pairing a mobile device with a local output device via a central or mobile connect server system are provided. Pairing is performed by initiating a pairing request from an output device that is passed to the mobile connect server for processing. The mobile connect server responds to the request with a pairing code that is displayed by the output device. A user of the mobile device then enters the displayed pairing code in the mobile device. The mobile device transmits the entered pairing code to the mobile connect server and, in response to a match, the mobile device is paired to the output device. Pairing can enable various functions, including an ability to control programming or other information displayed by the output device in response to commands entered in the mobile device.