METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING DEVICE CONNECTIONS
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
- an input device to receive identification information for a selected target device;
a connection module operative to send a connection request message including the identification information or computed features representing the identification information to one or more target devices and receive a connection response message from the selected target device, the connection response message including confirmation that the identification information corresponds to local identification information stored on the selected target device; and
a communication module operative to establish a wireless connection between the mobile computing device and the selected target device based on the corresponding identification information.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, method and article to establish device connections are described. The apparatus may include an input device to receive identification information for a selected target device. The apparatus may also include a connection module operative to send a connection request message including the identification information to one or more target devices and receive a connection response message from the selected target device. The connection response message includes confirmation that the identification information corresponds to local identification information stored on the selected target device. The apparatus may also include a communication module operative to establish a wireless connection between the mobile computing device and the selected target device based on the corresponding identification information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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an input device to receive identification information for a selected target device; a connection module operative to send a connection request message including the identification information or computed features representing the identification information to one or more target devices and receive a connection response message from the selected target device, the connection response message including confirmation that the identification information corresponds to local identification information stored on the selected target device; and a communication module operative to establish a wireless connection between the mobile computing device and the selected target device based on the corresponding identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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an identification module operative to receive a connection request message including identification information or computed features representing the identification information from a source device, automatically compare the received identification information to local identification stored on a target device, generate a connection prompt if the received identification information corresponds to the local identification information; and a communication module operative to establish a wireless connection between the target device and the source device based on a received response to the connection prompt. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving identification information for a selected target device from an input of a source device; sending a request to establish a connection from the source device to at least one target device or the selected target device, the request including the identification information or computed features representing the identification information for the selected target device; receiving a response from the at least one target device or the selected target device, the response including confirmation that the identification information corresponds to local identification information stored on the selected target device; and establishing a wireless connection between the source device and the selected target device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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