METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRIGGERING NETWORK DEVICE DISCOVERY
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1. A method for triggering network device discovery, comprising:
- monitoring a compass output in a first portable electronic device, as the first device and a second electronic device come closer to each other; and
determining, in the first device, whether a magnetic field signature, that is based on the monitored compass output, is associated with a previously defined type of electronic device with which a network device discovery process is to be conducted.
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Abstract
A compass output in a first portable electronic device is monitored as the first device and a second electronic device come closer to each other. It is determined, by a process running in the first device, whether a magnetic field signature that is based on the monitored compass output is associated with a previously defined type of electronic device with which a network device discovery process is to be conducted. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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1. A method for triggering network device discovery, comprising:
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monitoring a compass output in a first portable electronic device, as the first device and a second electronic device come closer to each other; and determining, in the first device, whether a magnetic field signature, that is based on the monitored compass output, is associated with a previously defined type of electronic device with which a network device discovery process is to be conducted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a compass; a magnetic field signature detector coupled to the compass; storage containing a plurality of previously determined magnetic field signatures; a network device discovery module to conduct a network device discovery process; and a comparator coupled to the detector and the storage, to compare a detected magnetic field signature with one of the previously determined ones and in response signal the device discovery module to conduct the network device discovery process. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device comprising:
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a speaker; a digital audio player to drive the speaker; and a magnetic field signature generator to drive the speaker in accordance with a magnetic field signature that is encoded with an identification value of the electronic device.
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