Obtaining user assistance
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1. A method comprising:
- a) detecting a function of a first electronic device in a proximity to a second electronic device;
b) detecting a function of the second electronic device; and
c) determining a useful operation producible by a combination of the detected function of the first electronic device and the detected function of the second electronic device, and d) providing an assistance corresponding to the operation.
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Abstract
An apparatus, device, method, computer program product, and system that detects a first electronic device in a proximity to a second electronic device; and obtains an end user assistance corresponding to an at least substantially common aspect of the first electronic device and the second electronic device.
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48 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a) detecting a function of a first electronic device in a proximity to a second electronic device;
b) detecting a function of the second electronic device; and
c) determining a useful operation producible by a combination of the detected function of the first electronic device and the detected function of the second electronic device, and d) providing an assistance corresponding to the operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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7. (canceled)
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8. (canceled)
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27. A system comprising:
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a) a computing device; and
b) instructions that when executed on the computing device cause the computing device to;
(i) detect a function of first electronic device in proximity to a second electronic device;
(ii) detect a function of the second electronic device;
(iii) determine a useful operation producible by a combination of the function of the first electronic device and the function of the second electronic device; and
(iv) obtain an assistance corresponding to the operation. - View Dependent Claims (28, 30)
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29. (canceled)
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31. A device comprising:
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a) a monitoring module operable to detect a first electronic device in a proximity to a second electronic device;
b) an inventory module operable to acquire information corresponding to a function of the first electronic device and a function of the second electronic device;
c) an identification module operable to determine a useful operation producible by a combination of the function of the first electronic device and the function of the second electronic device; and
d) a broadcast module operable to provide a human-user assistance corresponding to the useful operation. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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44. A computer program product encoding a computer program operable to execute a computer process on a computing device, the computer process comprising:
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a) identifying a function of a first electronic device in proximity to a second electronic device;
b) identifying a function of the second electronic device; and
c) determining a useful operation producible by a combination of the function of the first electronic device and the function of the second electronic device; and
d) providing an assistance corresponding to the operation. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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