US 11,695,484 B2
Pairing electronic devices through an accessory device
Catelyn G. Orsini, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Vikas Vashisht, Morrisville, NC (US); and Alberto J. Montilla Bravo, Allen, TX (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/81,503.
Prior Publication US 2022/0131621 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. H04B 11/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 11/00 (2013.01) [H04R 1/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
establishing, by an accessory device, a connection with a first collaboration device of a first user, wherein the accessory device exchanges one or more of audio and video with the first collaboration device, and wherein the accessory device informs the first collaboration device to disable processing of acoustic signals for pairing on the first collaboration device based on establishing the connection;
receiving, at the accessory device, an acoustic signal encoded with a token and transmitted by a second collaboration device of a second user to pair with the first collaboration device for a collaboration session including the first and second users;
decoding, at the accessory device, the acoustic signal to obtain the token; and
transmitting the token from the accessory device to the first collaboration device for verifying the first collaboration device and pairing the first collaboration device with the second collaboration device for the collaboration session.