Coupled interactive devices
First Claim
1. At least one computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform acts, the acts comprising:
- detecting a user proximate to a first interactive device of a spatial mesh of interactive devices in a facility;
identifying the user based at least in part on data sensed by the first interactive device;
searching for information relating to a previously-known location of the user prior to the detecting;
tracking a progression of the user through the facility with the spatial mesh of interactive devices; and
,authenticating the user with the spatial mesh of interactive devices in the facility when the information does not provide conflicting indicia about the previously-known location of the user.
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Abstract
The discussion relates to spatially meshed interactive devices. One example can include a mesh component that has access to a layout of features of a facility and to information about users associated with the facility. The example can also include multiple interactive devices including sensors and communication components. The multiple interactive devices are communicatively coupled via the communication components and at least some of the multiple interactive devices are communicatively coupled to the mesh component. The multiple interactive devices are located at known positions in the facility to create a spatial mesh at the facility relative to the features.
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19 Claims
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1. At least one computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform acts, the acts comprising:
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detecting a user proximate to a first interactive device of a spatial mesh of interactive devices in a facility; identifying the user based at least in part on data sensed by the first interactive device; searching for information relating to a previously-known location of the user prior to the detecting; tracking a progression of the user through the facility with the spatial mesh of interactive devices; and
,authenticating the user with the spatial mesh of interactive devices in the facility when the information does not provide conflicting indicia about the previously-known location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a mesh component that has access to a layout of features of a facility and to information about users associated with the facility; multiple interactive devices including sensors and communication components, the multiple interactive devices communicatively coupled via the communication components and one or more of the multiple interactive devices communicatively coupled to the mesh component, the multiple interactive devices located at known positions in the facility that are correlated to the features, one or more of the interactive devices being contextually aware of the known positions relative to the features of the facility; one or more of the interactive devices configured to sense a user proximate to an individual feature; one or more of the interactive devices configured to determine an identity of the user based at least partly upon data from the sensors; one or more of the interactive devices configured to convey the identity and the location of the user to other individual devices; and
,one or more of the interactive devices configured to perform an action for the user based at least upon the identity of the user, the location of the user, and the information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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detecting a user proximate to a first interactive device of a spatial mesh of interactive devices in a facility; identifying the user based at least in part on data sensed by the first interactive device; searching for information relating to a previously-known location of the user prior to the detecting; tracking a progression of the user through the facility with the spatial mesh of interactive devices; and
,authenticating the user with the spatial mesh of interactive devices in the facility when the information does not provide conflicting indicia about the previously-known location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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