Patent ID: 8302166

Claim:
A method facilitating association of a network device with a user, the method comprising: initiating device discovery on behalf of the user; presenting a set of candidates for selection based in part on at least one of a network topology or physical locations of the set of candidates; identifying and locating a device of interest based in part on an indication that is generated by the device of interest; interacting with the device of interest to facilitate device recognition that the user is in proximate; creating at least one communication channel with the device of interest based in part on the identifying the device of interest and on the device recognition of the user; narrowing the set of candidates for selection based in part on one of strength of a signal received from a device of the set of candidates during the device discovery or a response time of the device during the device discovery; and mediating at least one of the identifying and locating the device of interest or the interacting with the device of interest by a device associated with the user.