Automated pairing of remote devices

An apparatus including:

• a wireless receiver configured to receive non-secured signals;
• a wireless transceiver configured to facilitate send and receive of secured signals over a secure communication channel
• logic operably coupled with the wireless receiver and wireless transceiver and configured to:
• receive a non-secured pairing request from a remote control device via the wireless receiver, wherein the pairing request includes an identifier for the remote control device that identifies the remote control device as an eligible pairing device to the apparatus and is pre-programmed into the remote control device to facilitate secured pairing without separate user entry of a security code;
• send communication to the remote control device, via the wireless transceiver, to establish a secure communication channel between the remote control device and the wireless transceiver;
• and
• exchange communication with the remote control device, via the wireless transceiver and over the secure communication channel, to pair the remote control device with the apparatus to enable the remote control device to subsequently control the apparatus.

A computer-implemented method including:

• sending, using an infrared transmitter of a computing device configured to send non-secured signals, a non-secured pairing request to a controllable device, wherein the pairing request includes an identifier for the computing device that identifies the computing device as an eligible pairing device to the controllable device and is pre-programmed into the computing device to facilitate secured pairing without separate user entry of a security code;
• receiving, using a radio frequency transceiver of the computing device configured to facilitate sending and receiving of secured signals over a secure communication channel, communication from the controllable device to establish a secure communication channel between the controllable device and the wireless transceiver;
• and
• exchanging communication with the controllable device, via the wireless transceiver and over the secure communication channel, to pair the controllable device with the computing device to enable the computing device to subsequently control the controllable device.

An apparatus including:

• means for sending a non-secured pairing request to a controllable device, wherein the pairing request includes an identifier for the apparatus that identifies the apparatus as an eligible pairing device to the controllable device and is pre-programmed into the apparatus to facilitate secured pairing without separate user entry of a security code;
• means for receiving a communication from the controllable device to establish a secure communication channel with the controllable device;
• and
• means for exchanging communication with the controllable device to pair the controllable device with the apparatus to enable the apparatus to subsequently control the controllable device.

One or more computer-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions configured to cause a computing device, in response to execution of the instructions by the computing device, to:

• send, using an infrared transmitter of the computing device that is configured to send non-secured signals, a non-secured pairing request to a controllable device, wherein the pairing request includes an identifier for the computing device that identifies the computing device as an eligible pairing device to the controllable device and is pre-programmed into the computing device to facilitate secured pairing without separate user entry of a security code;
• receive, using a radio frequency transceiver of the computing device that is configured to facilitate sending and receiving of secured signals over a secure communication channel, communication from the controllable device to establish a secure communication channel between the controllable device and the wireless transceiver;
• and
• exchange communication with the controllable device, via the wireless transceiver and over the secure communication channel, to pair the controllable device with the computing device to enable the computing device to subsequently control the controllable device.