Connecting wireless devices using visual image capture and processing
AssigneeGoogle Technology Holdings LLC
InventorsScott P. Debates, Francis W. Forest
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AssigneeGoogle Technology Holdings LLC
InventorsScott P. Debates, Francis W. Forest
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A method facilitates establishment of wireless pairing connections between wireless electronic devices by: initiating, at a first device, a connection utility that enables the first device to establish a wireless connection with at least one second device; capturing an image of a selected second device, representing a second device to which a wireless connection is desired; and scanning for identifying information about each discoverable second device that is within a connection range of the first device. The method further includes: forwarding the captured image and any detected identifying information to a wireless connectivity assist (WCA) service; receiving wireless connection setup and configuration (WCSC) instructions from the WCA service; and establishing the wireless connection with the selected second device utilizing wireless connection setup and configuration (WCSC) instructions received from the WCA service.
A method, comprising:
An electronic device, comprising:
A memory having computer executable code stored thereon, the code comprising instructions to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.