Device pairing taking into account at least one condition
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1. A smart device comprising:
- an accelerometer or a radio receiver;
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executable on the processor, wherein the instructions when executed on the processor are operable to;
detect a physical motion event of a second device using the accelerometer or the radio receiver,determine if the physical motion event satisfies at least one pairing condition, andpair the smart device with the second device in response to determining satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention include pairing two wireless devices by placing at least one of two devices in a pairing mode; performing at least one pairing motion event with at least one of the wireless devices to satisfy at least one pairing condition; detecting satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition; and pairing the two wireless devices in response to detecting satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition. Numerous other aspects are provided.
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1. A smart device comprising:
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an accelerometer or a radio receiver; a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable on the processor, wherein the instructions when executed on the processor are operable to; detect a physical motion event of a second device using the accelerometer or the radio receiver, determine if the physical motion event satisfies at least one pairing condition, and pair the smart device with the second device in response to determining satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A smart device comprising:
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an accelerometer or a radio receiver; a processor comprising; a signal processing block coupled to receive a first signal from the accelerometer or the radio receiver; and a decision logic block coupled to the signal processing block, the decision logic block including at least one comparator operative to determine whether a second signal received from the signal processing block exceeds a threshold, the decision logic block outputting a third signal indicating whether or not to pair the smart device with the second device based on an output signal from the comparator; and a memory storing instructions executable on the processor, wherein the instructions when executed on the processor are operable to; detect a physical motion event of a second device using the accelerometer or the radio receiver, determine if the physical motion event satisfies at least one pairing condition, and pair the smart device with the second device in response to determining satisfaction of the at least one pairing condition. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A smart device comprising:
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a radio receiver; a display; a processor; and a memory storing instructions executable on the processor, wherein the instructions when executed on the processor are operable to; detect a second device immediately proximate to the smart device using the radio receiver, display instructions on the display to move the second device away from the smart device in response to detecting the second device immediately proximate to the smart device; display instructions on the display to move the second device toward the smart device in response to detecting movement of the second device a sufficient distance away from the smart device using the radio receiver; and pair the smart device with the second device in response to detecting close enough movement of the second device toward the smart device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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