Optical pairing

A system that transmits data encoded within a modulation pattern of an optical signal carrier, the system comprising:

• a processor on a first device that encodes a sequence of data symbols as a set of rules for modulation of components of an optical signal, wherein the sequence of data symbols includes symbols that represent a security authentication code that establishes a secure data transfer connection between the first device and a second device;
• and
• an optical signal generator on the first device that generates the optical signal modulation pattern and transmits a corresponding modulated optical signal, based on the set of rules, to the second device,
• wherein one of the first and second devices is an integrated solar panel having a controller.

A processor based method of receiving data encoded within a modulation pattern of an optical signal carrier, the method comprising:

• receiving an optical signal at a first device;
• decoding, by a processor at the first device, a sequence of data symbols from the optical signal;
• and
• determining that the sequence of symbols represents a security authentication code that establishes a secure data transfer connection between the first device and a second device,
• wherein one of the two devices is an integrated solar panel having a controller.

A system that receives data encoded as an optical signal, the system comprising:

• an optical receiver on a first device that receives an optical signal;
• and
• a processor on the first device that decodes a sequence of data symbols from the optical signal and determines that the sequence of data symbols represents a security authentication code that establishes a secure data transfer connection between the first device and a second device.
• wherein one of the two devices is an integrated solar panel having a controller.