Input device with an accelerometer
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first message from a mobile device, the first message indicating a bump sensed by an accelerometer coupled to the mobile device;
receiving a second message from a second device, the second message indicating a bump sensed by the second device;
temporally correlating the messages from the mobile and second devices as an event;
determining a benefit associated with the second device; and
sending data associated with the benefit to the mobile device based on the event.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems are described for bumping a mobile device, such as a smart phone, against a fixed poster board display at a store to initiate a download of coupons, advertisements, or other benefits to the mobile device. Products can be rated by a user'"'"'s up/down bump or other bump patterns. Using accelerometer-based inertial measurements, multiple users can control multiple mouse cursors on a large display with their mobile devices in order to select information to be downloaded to their mobile devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first message from a mobile device, the first message indicating a bump sensed by an accelerometer coupled to the mobile device; receiving a second message from a second device, the second message indicating a bump sensed by the second device; temporally correlating the messages from the mobile and second devices as an event; determining a benefit associated with the second device; and sending data associated with the benefit to the mobile device based on the event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving a first message from a mobile device, the first message indicating a bump sensed by an accelerometer coupled to the mobile device; receiving a second message from a second device displaying a benefit, the second message indicating a bump sensed by the second device; temporally correlating the messages from the mobile and second devices as an event; and recording the event, thereby allowing future analysis of a consumer'"'"'s acknowledgement of the benefit. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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