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System and Method for Pairing Hand-Held Devices Utilizing a Front-Facing Camera

  • US 20120287290A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2011
  • Published: 11/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of pairing a first camera-equipped wireless communications device with a second camera-equipped wireless communications device, each device facing the other and having a front-facing camera lens, the method comprising:

  • capturing, at the first wireless communications device, an image of a graphical indicator displayed on a display of the second wireless communications device;

    analyzing the graphical indicator in the captured image; and

    pairing the first and second wireless communications devices for communications based on the analysis.

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