Methods, systems, and products for discovering electronic devices
Methods, systems, and products self-identify an electronic device to a remote control. The remote control queries the electronic device, and the electronic device sends a response. A collision avoidance mechanism allows difference devices to respond to the remote control.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by an electronic device, a query associated with a remote control;
determining, by the electronic device, a response to the query;
determining, by the electronic device, a category associated with the query;
querying, by the electronic device, an electronic database for the category, the electronic database electronically associating intervals of time and categories including the category associated with the query;
identifying, by the electronic device, an interval of time of the intervals of time in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the category; and
sending, by the electronic device, the response to the remote control within the interval of time.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the response based on the category.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the interval of time based on a random number.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising expiring the interval of time.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising invoking a timer that counts the interval of time.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an acknowledgment of the response.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising monitoring for an acknowledgment of the response.
8. A system, comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a query associated with a remote control;
determining a response to the query;
determining a category associated with the query;
querying an electronic database for the category, the electronic database electronically associating intervals of time and categories including the category associated with the query;
identifying an interval of time of the intervals of time in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the category; and
sending the response within the interval of time to the remote control.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the response based on the category.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the interval of time based on a random number.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise expiring the interval of time.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise invoking a timer that counts the interval of time.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving an acknowledgment of the response.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise monitoring for an acknowledgment of the response.
15. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a query associated with a remote control;
determining a response to the query;
determining a category associated with the query;
querying an electronic database for the category, the electronic database electronically associating intervals of time and categories including the category associated with the query;
identifying an interval of time of the intervals of time in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the category; and
sending the response within the interval of time to the remote control.
16. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the response based on the category.
17. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise determining the interval of time based on a random number.
18. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise expiring the interval of time.
19. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise invoking a timer that counts the interval of time.
20. The memory device of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise monitoring for an acknowledgment of the response.