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US 12,602,989 B2Granted
Remote pairing using audio fingerprints
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsMichael Rekstad, Clyde Robbins, Michael Sallas
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for pairing a remote control with a controllable device using audio to confirm device pairings. The controllable device and remote control may communicate using low power protocols such as, for example, RF4CE, WiFi and/or Bluetooth low energy (BLE). The controllable device and the remote control may record and/or fingerprint audio. Corresponding audio and/or fingerprints may indicate proximity and cause the devices to initiate a pairing sequence. The audio may be any kind of audio, including for example, ambient noise, TV audio, and the like.
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A method comprising:
- sending, by a first computing device and to a second computing device, a wireless message comprising timing parameters for recording audio by the second computing device, wherein the timing parameters comprise a start time;
- receiving, by the first computing device, from the second computing device, and based on the timing parameters, a response that comprises audio data;
- based on comparing, by the first computing device, the audio data from the second computing device with audio associated with the first computing device to determine a match, pairing the first computing device and the second computing device;
- and
- executing, after the pairing, a command received from the second computing device.
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A method comprising:
- sending, by a computing device comprising a remote control, a wireless message comprising timing parameters for recording audio, wherein the timing parameters comprise a start time;
- comparing, by the computing device, a plurality of controllable device audio recordings with a remote control audio recording to determine one or more audio matches, wherein the plurality of controllable device audio recordings is based on the timing parameters for recording audio;
- causing, based on the one or more audio matches, display of a user interface indicating the one or more audio matches;
- pairing the remote control associated with the remote control audio recording and a first controllable device associated with the one or more audio matches;
- and
- sending, based on the pairing, a command to the first controllable device.
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A method comprising:
- sending, by a computing device, a remote control pairing announcement;
- receiving, by the computing device, based on the remote control pairing announcement, a response comprising timing parameters for recording audio, wherein the timing parameters comprise a start time;
- sending, by the computing device and based on the response, a fingerprint of audio recorded based on the timing parameters;
- receiving, by the computing device, a pairing message comprising an indication of one or more controllable devices that have audio data that matches the fingerprint of the recorded audio;
- pairing, based on the pairing message, with a first controllable device of the one or more controllable devices;
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- sending, based on the pairing, a command to the first controllable device.
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One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- sending, by a first computing device and to a second computing device, a wireless message comprising timing parameters for recording audio by the second computing device, wherein the timing parameters comprise a start time;
- receiving, by the first computing device, from the second computing device, and based on the timing parameters, a response that comprises audio data;
- based on comparing, by the first computing device, the audio data from the second computing device with audio associated with the first computing device to determine a match, pairing the first computing device and the second computing device;
- and
- executing, after the pairing, a command received from the second computing device.
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A system comprising:
- a first computing device;
- and
- a second computing device,
- wherein the first computing device is configured to:
- send, to the second computing device, a wireless message comprising timing parameters for recording audio by the second computing device, wherein the timing parameters comprise a start time;
- receive, from the second computing device and based on the timing parameters, a response that comprises audio data;
- based on comparing, by the first computing device, the audio data from the second computing device with audio associated with the first computing device to determine a match, pair the first computing device and the second computing device;
- and
- execute, after the pairing, a command received from the second computing device, and
- wherein the second computing device is configured to:
- send, based on the timing parameters, the response that comprises the audio data.
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