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US 8,509,847 B2Granted
Connecting mobile devices via interactive input medium
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsAndrew D. Wilson, Raman K Sarin, Kenneth P. Hinckley
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Abstract
A mobile device connection system is provided. The system includes an input medium to detect a device position or location. An analysis component determines a device type and establishes a connection with the device. The input medium can include vision systems to detect device presence and location where connections are established via wireless technologies.
Claims20
One or more memory storage devices including instructions, that when executed by at least one processor, perform acts comprising:
- detecting a first device on an interactive computer vision surface using vision-based sensing;
- commanding the first device to activate a light source of the first device;
- determining whether a position of the light source detected by the vision based sensing coincides with a position of the first device;
- establishing a wireless connection with the first device based at least in part on whether the position of the light source coincides with the position of the first device;
- detecting a second device placed on the computer vision surface;
- and exchanging data between the first device and the second device via gestures including a hand or a stylus on or over the computer vision surface.
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A method comprising:
- detecting a first device on an interactive computer vision surface using vision-based sensing;
- commanding the first device to activate a light source of the first device;
- determining whether a position of the light source detected by the vision based sensing coincides with a position of the first device;
- establishing a wireless connection with the first device based at least in part on whether the position of the light source coincides with the position of the first device;
- detecting a second device placed on the computer vision surface;
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- exchanging data between the first device and the second device via gestures including a hand or a stylus on or over the computer vision surface.
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A system comprising:
- an infrared illuminant;
- an infrared-sensitive camera;
- an input medium configured to detect a first device using vision-based sensing, the input medium including an interactive computer vision surface to provide the vision-based sensing at least in part via the infrared-sensitive camera and the infrared illuminant;
- and an analysis component configured to:
- detect the first device on the interactive computer vision surface;
- command the first device to activate a light source of the first device;
- determine whether a position of the light source coincides with a position of the first device;
- establish a wireless connection with the first device based at least in part on whether the position of the light source coincides with the position of the first device;
- detect a second device placed on the computer vision surface;
- detect gestures including a hand or a stylus on or over the computer vision surface;
- and exchange data between the first device and the second device based at least in part on the gestures.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.