US 9,542,579 B2 · Facilitating gesture-based association of multiple devices

Abstract

Gesture-based association of multiple devices may be facilitated, which may effectuate presentation of content related to associated devices. Gesture detection may reduce or completely eliminate any ambiguity of whether the association is wanted or not. Some implementations may be employed in a theme park in which park guests wear an RFID wristband. During a park visit, when merchandise goods with embedded RFIDs are purchased (e.g., toys and/or other merchandise), the merchandise may be associated with the wristband and, therefore, the park guest wearing the wristband. Such association may give the theme park environment and/or the toy itself a mechanism to adapt their behavior depending on which toy the park guest is carrying. This may contribute to richer storytelling and personalized experiences, which may be realized by using location information, knowledge about the park guest's preferences or previous park visits, favorite attractions, age, language-specific information, and/or other information.

A system configured to facilitate gesture-based association of multiple devices, the system comprising:

non-transitory storage media storing machine-readable instructions;
and
one or more physical processors configured by the machine-readable instructions to:
obtain signals from one or more sensors, the one or more sensors being embodied within one or more support structures, the one or more sensors being configured to receive signals emitted by two or more devices via wireless non-contact data transfer, individual ones of the one or more support structures being separate and distinct from the two or more devices, individual ones of the two or more devices being configured to be portable, such that:
the two or more devices include a first device and a second device, the first device being configured to emit a first wireless signal conveying information associated with an identification of the first device, the second device being configured to emit a second wireless signal conveying information associated with an identification of the second device;
the one or more support structures include a first support structure, the first support structure including a first sensor, the first wireless signal being obtained from the first sensor based on the first sensor receiving the first wireless signal emitted from the first device, and the second wireless signal being obtained from the first sensor based on the first sensor receiving the second wireless signal emitted from the second device;
and
wherein the first support structure is separate and distinct from the first device and the second device;
determine patterns associated with individual signals received from the one or more sensors of the one or more support structures, individual patterns being expressed as one or both of signal power as a function of time or signal phase as a function of time, individual patterns being generated responsive to relative motion between individual ones of the two or more devices and individual ones of the one or more sensors while individual ones of the one or more sensors receive the wireless signals emitted from individual ones of the two or more devices, such that:
a first pattern associated with the first wireless signal is determined, the first pattern being generated responsive to relative motion between the first device and the first sensor of the first support structure while the first sensor receives the first wireless signal emitted from the first device, the first pattern being a unique pattern defined by a user by moving the first device relative to the first support structure in a particular manner or gesture;
and
a second pattern associated with the second wireless signal is determined, the second pattern being generated responsive to relative motion between the second device and the first sensor of the first support structure while the first sensor receives the second wireless signal emitted from the second device;
and
associate multiple ones of the two or more devices by determining whether the multiple ones moved together in a common manner or gesture based on the determined patterns, the first device being associated with the second device responsive to a determination that the first device and second device moved together in the particular manner or gesture based on the second pattern matching the first pattern during a period of time.

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