METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSORY PAIRING FOR A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for pairing wireless devices, the method comprising:
- positioning a first wireless device having a first detector and a first electromagnetic source on a first surface within an operable distance from a second wireless device having a second detector and a second electromagnetic source on a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are oriented facing each other for a predetermined time period;
detecting electromagnetic radiation in a predefined pattern at the first detector, wherein the electromagnetic radiation was transmitted from the second electromagnetic radiation source;
processing the detected electromagnetic radiation to establish a wireless communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device based at least in part on the first wireless device and the second wireless device facing each other for the predetermined time period within the operable distance; and
establishing the wireless communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device.
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Abstract
A wireless device (e.g., a mobile telephone) and method of paring wireless devices by positioning a first wireless device within an operable distance from a second wireless device facing each other for a predetermined time period. The wireless devices have detectors and electromagnetic sources. Electromagnetic radiation in a predefined pattern is detected the detector of the first wireless device, wherein the electromagnetic radiation was transmitted from the second electromagnetic radiation source. The detected is processed to establish a wireless communication link (e.g., GSM, CDMA, WCDMA, MBMS, WiFi, WiMax, DVB-H, ISDB-T, Bluetooth, infrared, etc.) between the first wireless device and the second wireless device. Upon establishing the communication link information (e.g., files, multimedia, images, etc.) rendered on one device may be transferred through the communication to the other device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for pairing wireless devices, the method comprising:
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positioning a first wireless device having a first detector and a first electromagnetic source on a first surface within an operable distance from a second wireless device having a second detector and a second electromagnetic source on a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are oriented facing each other for a predetermined time period; detecting electromagnetic radiation in a predefined pattern at the first detector, wherein the electromagnetic radiation was transmitted from the second electromagnetic radiation source; processing the detected electromagnetic radiation to establish a wireless communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device based at least in part on the first wireless device and the second wireless device facing each other for the predetermined time period within the operable distance; and establishing the wireless communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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6. The method of claim 6, wherein the optical sensor is a video telephony camera.
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14. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a source of electromagnetic radiation and a sensor located on a surface of a housing of a wireless communication device; and a processor coupled to the source of electromagnetic radiation and the sensor, wherein when the sensor detects an associated wireless device is facing the wireless communication device and is positioned within an operable distance for a predefined period of time, the processor is configured to; detect electromagnetic radiation at the sensor, wherein the source of the electromagnetic radiation is an associated wireless device and output electromagnetic radiation in a predefined pattern; and process the detected electromagnetic radiation to establish a wireless communication link between the device and the associated wireless device based at least in part on the device and the associated wireless device facing each other for the predetermined period of time within the operable distance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a source of electromagnetic radiation and a sensor located on a surface of a housing of a wireless communication device; and a processor coupled to the source of electromagnetic radiation and the sensor, wherein when the sensor detects an associated wireless device is facing the wireless communication device and is positioned within an operable distance for a predefined period of time, the processor is configured to; transmit electromagnetic radiation in a predefined pattern from a source to an associated wireless device having a detector for detecting the predefined pattern of electromagnetic radiation; and establish a wireless communication link between the wireless device and the associated based on the wireless communication device facing the associated wireless device for the predefined period and for the predefined period of time.
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