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POINTING INTERFACE FOR PERSON-TO-PERSON INTERACTION THROUGH AD-HOC NETWORKS

  • US 20070273583A1
  • Filed: 01/03/2007
  • Published: 11/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for pointing-initiated person-to-person communication comprising:

  • a first portable computing device operated by a first user, the first portable computing device including a first location sensor, an orientation sensor, a user aiming portion, and a first wireless communication link, the first wireless communication link enabling an establishment of at least one ad hoc network with other enabled portable computing devices within a local proximity of the first portable computing device;

    a plurality of second portable computing devices, each of the second portable computing devices including a second location sensor and a second wireless communication link, the second wireless communication link enabling the establishment of at least one ad-hoc networks with other enabled portable computing device within a local proximity of the second portable computing device;

    targeting routines running on the first portable computing device for performing a targeting determination as to whether the user aiming portion of the first portable computing device is aimed substantially at a particular second portable computing device, the targeting determination being performed at least in part based on a substantially current location value of the first portable computing device, a substantially current aiming orientation value of the first portable computing device, and substantially current locative data indicating a location of the particular second portable computing device, the locative data being received by the first portable computing device from the particular second portable computing device over an intervening ad hoc network; and

    communication routines running on at least one of the first portable computing device and the particular second portable computing device for enabling person-to-person communication between the first user of the first portable computing device and a second user of the particular second portable computing device, the enabling being performed in response to the targeting determination being affirmative.

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