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US 7,925,022 B2Granted
Device pairing via device to device contact
AssigneeThe Invention Science Fund I, LLC
InventorsEdward K. Y. Jung, Mark A. Malamud, Alexander J. Cohen, Robert W. Lord, Royce A. Levien, John D. Rinaldo, Jr.
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Abstract
A system may include and/or involve a first device, a second device, and logic to effect pairing of the first and second devices upon detection of physical contact between the devices.
Claims14
A device comprising:
- at least one contact sensor;
- logic to enable the device to wirelessly exchange with at least one other device and prior to physical contact with the at least one other device information needed for pairing;
- logic to determine one or more indications of contact of the at least one other device with the at least one contact sensor;
- logic to determine one or more pairing parameters in response to one or more relative contact motions including at least one of rotation, angle, and/or movement associated with contact of the at least one other device with the at least one contact sensor;
- logic to, in response to at least one of the one or more indications of contact, prompt for at least one of voice input, biometric input, and/or key input;
- and
- logic to, in response to receiving the at least one of voice input, biometric input, and/or key input, apply the wirelessly exchanged information and the one or more pairing parameters to effect pairing with the at least one other device.
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A method comprising:
- wirelessly exchanging with at least one other device and prior to physical contact with the at least one other device information needed for pairing between the devices;
- determining one or more indications of contact of the at least one other device with the at least one contact sensor;
- determining one or more pairing parameters in response to one or more relative contact motions including at least one of rotation, angle, and/or movement associated with contact of the at least one other device with the at least one contact sensor;
- in response to at least one of the one or more indications of contact, prompting for at least one voice input, biometric input, and/or key input;
- and
- in response to receiving the at least one of voice input, biometric input, and/or key input, applying the wirelessly exchanged information and the one or more pairing parameters to effect pairing with the at least one other device.
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A system comprising:
- at least one first device;
- at least one second device;
- logic to enable the at least one first device and the at least one second device to wirelessly exchange information needed for pairing prior to physical contact between the devices;
- logic to determine one or more indications of contact between the devices;
- logic to determine one or more pairing parameters in response to one or more relative contact motions including at least one of rotation, angle, and/or movement associated with contact between the devices;
- logic to, in response to at least one of the one or more indications of contact, prompt for at least one voice input, biometric input, and/or key input;
- and
- logic to, in response to receiving the at least one of voice input, biometric input, and/or key input, apply the wirelessly exchanged information and the one or more pairing parameters to effect pairing of the devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.