US 2010/0167656 A1 · MULTI-MODE DEVICE REGISTRATION

Abstract

A device configured to communicate with a second device may register a second device using one of multiple registration modes including a domain-registration mode, a device-registration mode, and a no-registration mode. The domain-registration mode allows the second device to register with the device and at least one other device registered with the device, the device-registration mode allows the second device to register with the device and with no other devices, and the no-registration mode does not allow any device to register with the device. The device receives a selection of one of the multiple registration modes and places the device in the selected registration mode.

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Dependent claims

A first device configured to communicate with a second device in a network, the first device comprising:

a processor configured to register a second device using multiple registration modes including a domain-registration mode, a device-registration mode, and a no-registration mode,
wherein the domain-registration mode allows the second device to register with the first device and at least one other device registered with the first device,
the device-registration mode allows the second device to register with the first device and with no other devices, and
the no-registration mode does not allow any device to register with the first device,
wherein the processor is further configured to receive a selection of one of the multiple registration modes and place the device in the selected registration mode;
a data storage storing a registration key used to register the second device with the first device;
and
a network interface configured to exchange messages with the second device for registration depending on the selected registration mode via a network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multi-mode device registration

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Abstract

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