Pairing and correlating mobile devices to provide a personalized user experience
Pairing between mobile devices and set-top boxes of the same household may be provided such that set-top box may be automatically configured to the mobile user's preferences. This enables seamless sharing of content between various devices and personalized user experience. When a mobile device is identified as entering the household or use location, the set-top box sends a signal which may then be broadcasted. The mobile device may then pick up the signal when it is in close proximity of the set-top box and start the pairing and provide personalized user experience. Once the mobile device has been paired with the set-top box, every time the user of that mobile device comes close to the paired set-top box, it may seamlessly be paired again to provide personalized user experience. Targeted/personalized advertising may also be inserted.
1. A method for providing pairing of a mobile device with a set-top box to provide a personalized user experience on the mobile device and/or set-top box, the method comprising:
sending a signal that includes a unique code from the set-top box to initiate communication with the mobile device entering a use location according to an initial pairing procedure;
determining if a response was received from the mobile device;
if a response was not received from the mobile device, continue sending the signal with the unique code from the set-top box to initiate communication with the mobile device;
upon receipt of a response from the mobile device within a preset vicinity threshold for the initial pairing procedure, identifying the mobile device entering the use location;
if the mobile device has not been identified, storing a unique identifier to identify the pairing resulting from the initial pairing procedure between the mobile device and the set-top box;
providing the personalized user experience while the mobile device is paired with the set-top box and within the preset vicinity threshold;
determining that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is more than the preset vicinity threshold;
in response to determining that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is more than the preset vicinity threshold, no longer pairing the mobile device and the set-top box; and
in response to another determination that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is less than the preset vicinity threshold, utilizing the unique identifier from the initial pairing procedure between the mobile device and the set-top box to again pair the mobile device with the set-top box to provide the personalized user experience without requiring logging in and/or out of the set-top box and/or mobile device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set-top box sends a signal via a network that communicates the unique code to the mobile device.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the preset vicinity threshold is a maximum distance that can be between the mobile device and the set-top box to ensure that a mobile device user is in the same room as the set-top box.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset vicinity threshold is based on one or more of:
wireless connections inside an authorized use location;
wireless connections around the authorized use location; and
wireless hotspots in vicinity of the authorized use location.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying when multiple individual devices are within the preset proximity threshold; and
notifying, via a user interface, that multiple users are available for control of the personalized user experience.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising assigning control to an associated user after receiving a selective indication via the user interface.
7. A system comprising a mobile device and a set-top box to provide a personalized user experience on the mobile device and/or set-top box, the system to:
send a signal that includes a unique code from the set-top box to initiate communication with the mobile device entering a use location according to an initial pairing procedure;
determine if a response was received from the mobile device;
if a response was not received from the mobile device, continue to send the signal with the unique code from the set-top box to initiate communication with the mobile device;
upon receipt of a response from the mobile device within a preset vicinity threshold for the initial pairing procedure, identify the mobile device entering the use location;
if the mobile device has not been identified, store a unique identifier to identify the pairing resulting from the initial pairing procedure between the mobile device and the set-top box;
provide the personalized user experience while the mobile device is paired with the set-top box and within the preset vicinity threshold;
determine that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is more than the preset vicinity threshold;
in response to the determination that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is more than the preset vicinity threshold, no longer pairing the mobile device and the set-top box; and
in response to another determination that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is less than the preset vicinity threshold, utilize the unique identifier from the initial pairing procedure between the mobile device and the set-top box to again pair the mobile device with the set-top box to provide the personalized user experience without requiring logging in and/or out of the set-top box and/or mobile device.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the set-top box sends a signal via a network that communicates the unique code to the mobile device.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the preset vicinity threshold is a maximum distance that can be between the mobile device and the set-top box to ensure that a mobile device user is in the same room as the set-top box.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the preset vicinity threshold is based on one or more of:
wireless connections inside an authorized use location;
wireless connections around the authorized use location; and
wireless hotspots in vicinity of the authorized use location.
11. The system of claim 7 , further to:
identify when multiple individual devices are within the preset proximity threshold; and
notify, via a user interface, that multiple users are available for control of the personalized user experience.
12. The system of claim 11 , further to assign control to an associated user after receiving a selective indication via the user interface.
13. A non-transitory computer readable storage device containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method for providing pairing of a mobile device with a set-top box to provide a personalized user experience on the mobile device and/or set-top box, comprising:
sending a signal that includes a unique code from the set-top box to initiate communication with the mobile device entering a use location according to an initial pairing procedure;
determining if a response was received from the mobile device;
if a response was not received from the mobile device, continue sending the signal with the unique code from the set-top box to initiate communication with the mobile device;
upon receipt of a response from the mobile device within a preset vicinity threshold for the initial pairing procedure, identifying the mobile device entering the use location;
if the mobile device has not been identified, storing a unique identifier to identify the pairing resulting from the initial pairing procedure between the mobile device and the set-top box;
providing the personalized user experience while the mobile device is paired with the set-top box and within the preset vicinity threshold;
determining that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is more than the preset vicinity threshold;
in response to determining that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is more than the preset vicinity threshold, no longer pairing the mobile device and the set-top box; and
in response to another determination that the distance between the mobile device and the set-top box is less than the preset vicinity threshold, utilizing the unique identifier from the initial pairing procedure between the mobile device and the set-top box to again pair the mobile device with the set-top box to provide the personalized user experience without requiring logging in and/or out of the set-top box and/or mobile device.
14. The computer readable storage device of claim 13 , wherein the preset vicinity threshold is a maximum distance that can be between the mobile device and the set-top box to ensure that a mobile device user is in the same room as the set-top box.
15. The computer readable storage device of claim 13 , further comprising:
identifying when multiple individual devices are within the preset proximity threshold; and
notifying, via a user interface, that multiple users are available for control of the personalized user experience.
16. The computer readable storage device of claim 15 , further comprising assigning control to an associated user after receiving a selective indication via the user interface.