Patent ID: 8813191

Claim:
Method for controlling a number of devices installed in an Authorized Domain containing at least one master device, the method comprising the steps of: storing, by said master device, ceiling values for: a total number Total_limit of devices to be installed in the Authorized Domain; a total number Local_limit of devices to be installed in a local proximity with the master device; a total number Remote_limit of devices to be installed remotely from said master device; a current value of a number Local count of devices installed in the Authorized Domain in local proximity with the master device; and a current value of a number Remote count of devices installed in the Authorized Domain remotely from said master device; when the master device receives an installation request from a new device, verifying that the ceiling value for the Total_limit has not been reached and, in case of positive verification, checking whether the new device is in local proximity with the master device and, in case the new device is found to be in local proximity, verifying that the ceiling value for the Local_limit has not been reached by the number Local count before allowing local installation, in case the new device is found to be remote, verifying that the ceiling value for the Remote_limit has not been reached by the number Remote count before allowing remote installation.