FACILITATING USE OF A DEVICE BASED ON SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
First Claim
1. A tangible machine-readable medium comprising instructions for at least one processor of a processing device, the tangible machine-readable medium comprising:
- instructions for determining a relative location of a first device based, at least in part, on a strength of a short-range wireless signal received through a plurality of reader devices;
instructions for identifying a type of the first device and an orientation of the first device based, at least in part, on the received short-range wireless signal; and
instructions for performing an action to facilitate use of the first device with the processing device based, at least in part, on the identified type of the first device, the identified orientation of the first device, and the determined relative location of the first device.
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Abstract
Various devices may include a short-range wireless transmitter and/or one or more short-range wireless readers. When a first device including the transmitter is placed near a second device including the one or more readers, a relative location of the first device may be determined. Information regarding the relative location of the first device, may be used to facilitate use of the first device with a processing device. In one embodiment, the processing device may automatically configure itself, such that the first device may be used with the processing device. In another embodiment, the processing device may provide feedback, such as, for example, step-by-step instructions to facilitate setup and use of the first device with the processing device. In some embodiments, an application program interface may provide information about the device to an application executing on the processing device.
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6 Claims
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1. A tangible machine-readable medium comprising instructions for at least one processor of a processing device, the tangible machine-readable medium comprising:
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instructions for determining a relative location of a first device based, at least in part, on a strength of a short-range wireless signal received through a plurality of reader devices; instructions for identifying a type of the first device and an orientation of the first device based, at least in part, on the received short-range wireless signal; and instructions for performing an action to facilitate use of the first device with the processing device based, at least in part, on the identified type of the first device, the identified orientation of the first device, and the determined relative location of the first device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. The tangible machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions for performing an action based, at least in part, on the identified type of the first device, the identified orientation of the first device, and the determined relative location of the first device, further comprise:
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instructions for providing information regarding the relative location of the first device to an application via an application program interface, instructions for sending the information regarding the relative location of the first device to a second processing device, and instructions for coordinating usage of the first device between the processing device and the second processing device.
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