US 9,961,185 B2 · Establishing an authenticated wireless connection between short-range wireless terminals more conveniently

Abstract

A method, system and computer program product for establishing a wireless connection based on a touch screen of a wireless device. The wireless device includes a slide-out processing section for determining, in response to a slide-out from an edge of the touch screen, a first slide-out parameter for determining by the other wireless device an object to be connected, and broadcasting the first slide-out parameter. The wireless device further includes a slide-in processing section for determining a slide-in parameter in response to a slide-in from the edge of the touch screen and reception of a second slide-out parameter directionally transmitted from the other wireless device. Furthermore, if the determined slide-in parameter matches the second slide-out parameter, then the slide-in processing section establishes a wireless connection between the wireless device and the other wireless device. As a result, an authenticated wireless connection between short-range wireless terminals can be established more conveniently.

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Dependent claims

A method for establishing a wireless connection based on a touch screen of a wireless device, the method comprising:

determining a slide-in parameter in response to a slide-in from an edge of the touch screen;
searching a list of received first slide-out parameters for a first slide-out parameter matching the determined slide-in parameter so as to determine an other wireless device matching said wireless device, wherein the list of first slide-out parameters includes the first slide-out parameter received by said wireless device, which is broadcasted by said other wireless device, for determining, by said wireless device, an object to be connected;
determining a second slide-out parameter in response to a slide-out from the edge of the touch screen;
and
directionally transmitting, by a processor, the second slide-out parameter to a matched wireless device.

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A computer program product for establishing a wireless connection based on a touch screen of a wireless device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising the programming instructions for:

determining a slide-in parameter in response to a slide-in from an edge of the touch screen;
searching a list of received first slide-out parameters for a first slide-out parameter matching the determined slide-in parameter so as to determine an other wireless device matching said wireless device, wherein the list of first slide-out parameters includes the first slide-out parameter received by said wireless device, which is broadcasted by said other wireless device, for determining, by said wireless device, an object to be connected;
determining a second slide-out parameter in response to a slide-out from the edge of the touch screen;
and
directionally transmitting the second slide-out parameter to a matched wireless device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Establishing an authenticated wireless connection between short-range wireless terminals more conveniently

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Establishing an authenticated wireless connection between short-range wireless terminals more conveniently

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Abstract

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