Image based pairing system

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a primary device of an end user, cause the primary device to perform operations comprising:

• detecting multiple peripheral devices within a threshold distance of the primary device, the detected multiple peripheral devices including a peripheral device to be identified from among the multiple peripheral devices and paired with the primary device for use by the end user of the primary device while other peripheral devices among the detected multiple peripheral devices are to be paired with other computing devices of other end users for use by the other end users, the peripheral device comprising a display screen that displays a graphical element assigned by an administrative user to the peripheral device, the display screen of the peripheral device displaying the graphical element in response to the graphical element being assigned to the peripheral device by the administrative user;
• causing display of the graphical element assigned by the administrative user to the peripheral device, the graphical element assigned to the peripheral device being displayed among a displayed plurality of graphical elements assigned by the administrative user to other peripheral devices among the detected multiple peripheral devices for use by the other end users;
• receiving an end user input that selects the displayed graphical element assigned by the administrative user to the peripheral device from among the displayed plurality of graphical elements assigned by the administrative user to the other peripheral devices;
• and
• establishing a pairing connection between the primary device of the end user and the peripheral device assigned by the administrative user to the displayed graphical element in response to the end user input selecting the displayed graphical element from among the displayed plurality of graphical elements assigned by the administrative user to the other peripheral devices for use by the other end users.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor among the one or more processors, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• detecting multiple peripheral devices within a threshold distance of the system, the detected multiple peripheral devices including a peripheral device to be identified from among the multiple peripheral devices and paired with the system for use by an end user of the system while other peripheral devices among the detected multiple peripheral devices are to be paired with other systems of other end users for use by the other end users, the peripheral device comprising a display screen that displays a graphical element assigned by an administrative user to the peripheral device, the display screen of the peripheral device displaying the graphical element in response to the graphical element being assigned to the peripheral device by the administrative user;
• causing display of the graphical element assigned by the administrative user to the peripheral device, the graphical element assigned to the peripheral device being displayed among a displayed plurality of graphical elements assigned by the administrative user to other peripheral devices among the detected multiple peripheral devices for use by the other end users;
• receiving an end user input that selects the displayed graphical element assigned by the administrative user to the peripheral device from among the displayed plurality of graphical elements assigned by the administrative user to the other peripheral devices;
• and
• establishing a pairing connection between the system of the end user and the peripheral device assigned by the administrative user to the displayed graphical element in response to the end user input selecting the displayed graphical element from among the displayed plurality of graphical elements assigned by the administrative user to the other peripheral devices for use by the other end users.