Patent ID: 8863196

Claim:
Audio video display device (AVDD) comprising: processor configured for controlling a display; and non-transitory computer memory with instructions executable by the processor to configure the processor for: presenting a user interface (UI) on the display of the AVDD prompting a user to select whether to allow the AVDD to be wirelessly controlled from a mobile control device (MCD), the UI including a first selector selectable to deny control of the AVDD to all MCDs, a second selector selectable to permit control of the AVDD using any MCD executing device discovery and authentication in accordance with discovery protocols recognized by the AVDD, and a third selector selectable to permit control of the AVDD only from MCDs made by a particular manufacturer or running a particular operating system; and responsive to a discovery signal from an MCD not authorized to control the AVDD, recognizing the discovery signal but not responding to it such that the AVDD remains hidden from the MCD.