Portable Short-Range Input Device
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1. A resource sharing control device comprising:
- memory to store data to be used for controlling sharing of a shared resource;
control circuitry coupled with the memory, the control circuitry to operate to control sharing of the shared resource, wherein the control circuitry operates to cause a source device to be paired with the shared resource based on a physical proximity of the resource sharing control device, wherein the resource sharing control device is external to the source device and the shared resource; and
circuitry to transmit data and circuitry to receive data, coupled with the control circuitry to facilitate transmission of data between the shared resource and the source device.
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Abstract
Techniques for sharing a shared resource. A connection is established between a sharing control device and a shared resource to control sharing of the shared resource with one or more source devices. The sharing control device is external from the shared resource and the one or more source devices. A data transfer is initiated between the sharing control device and the shared resource. Control of the shared resource is granted to a selected source device from the one or more source devices in response to the sharing control device granting control of the shared resource to the selected source device.
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1. A resource sharing control device comprising:
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memory to store data to be used for controlling sharing of a shared resource; control circuitry coupled with the memory, the control circuitry to operate to control sharing of the shared resource, wherein the control circuitry operates to cause a source device to be paired with the shared resource based on a physical proximity of the resource sharing control device, wherein the resource sharing control device is external to the source device and the shared resource; and circuitry to transmit data and circuitry to receive data, coupled with the control circuitry to facilitate transmission of data between the shared resource and the source device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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establishing a connection between a sharing control device and a shared resource to control sharing of the shared resource with one or more source devices, the sharing control device being external from the shared resource and the one or more source devices; initiating a data transfer between the sharing control device and the shared resource; granting control of the shared resource to a selected source device from the one or more source devices in response to the sharing control device granting control of the shared resource to the selected source device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21)
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15. An article comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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establish a connection between a sharing control device and a shared resource to control sharing of the shared resource with one or more source devices, the sharing control device being external from the shared resource and the one or more source devices; initiate a data transfer between the sharing control device and the shared resource; grant control of the shared resource to a selected source device from the one or more source devices in response to the sharing control device granting control of the shared resource to the selected source device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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