Method and apparatus for authorizing changes to a local network control device
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorBrandon Gruber
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Abstract
A control device for authorizing access and modifications to information and settings of the control device. When a user wishes to make a modification to settings of the control device, the user sends a request to access the settings with a user device. The user is authorized to access the settings when the user physically interacts with the control device within a predetermined time before or after sending the request to access the settings.
Claims12
A method performed by a network control device in a local-area network for authorizing access to the network control device, comprising:
- providing a plurality of modifiable settings to a user device;
- receiving a request from the user device to modify a first setting of the plurality of modifiable settings;
- after receiving the request, determining that a physical interaction with the network control device has occurred;
- and
- modifying the first setting in response to determining that the physical interaction has occurred.
A network control device in a local-area network, comprising:
- a transceiver for sending and receiving information over the local-area network;
- an interface for a user to physically interact with the network control device;
- a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;
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- a processor coupled to the transceiver, the interface and the memory for executing the processor-executable instructions that causes the network control device to:
- provide a plurality of modifiable settings to a user device;
- receive a request from the user device to modify a first setting of the plurality of modifiable settings;
- after receiving the request, determine that a physical interaction with the network control device has occurred;
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- modify the first setting in response to determining that the physical interaction has occurred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.