Patent ID: 9648650
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04N,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for pairing a multimedia receiver connected to an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network with at least one mobile equipment connected to a mobile communication network using a communication protocol different from the protocol of the IP network, the method comprising: receiving a unique identifier of the mobile equipment by an application of the multimedia receiver; transmitting, by the multimedia receiver via the IP network, a message to the mobile equipment, the message comprising at least one pairing request and a command for acquiring a unique public address of the multimedia receiver on the IP network, said mobile equipment being identified by an address associated to the unique identifier, the command comprising information enabling determining by a server of an Internet service provider of the IP network said unique public address based on a private address of the multimedia receiver; receiving, by the mobile equipment via the mobile communication network, the message and transmitting a response message to the multimedia receiver identified by the unique public address acquired based on the command, said response message comprising at least the unique identifier of the mobile equipment; verifying, by the multimedia receiver, the unique identifier of the mobile equipment received in the response message by comparison with the unique identifier previously received by the application; and in response to a successful verification, establishing a pairing between the mobile equipment and the multimedia receiver to allow the mobile equipment to exchange data with said multimedia receiver.