Establishing directed communication based upon physical interaction between two devices
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions for establishing communication with a device, the program instructions, when executed by a processor, for:
- detecting, at a first device, a physical interaction between the first device and a second device;
obtaining, at the first device, a network address usable for establishing communication between the first device and the second device, the network address identified based on information associated with the detected physical interaction, wherein obtaining the network address includes a wireless communication of the network address involving the first device; and
automatically wirelessly transferring content between the first device and the second device using the network address.
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Abstract
A method and system for establishing wireless communication with a device is provided. Aspects of an exemplary embodiment include detecting, at a first device, a physical interaction involving the first device and a second device. Further, the first device identifies a network address usable for establishing communication between the first device and the second device, the network address identified based on information associated with the detected physical interaction. Further, a role of the first device is determined, wherein the role of the first device is an initiator device. Further, based on the role of the first device as the initiator device, the network address is wirelessly provided to the second device. Further, content is wirelessly transferred between the first device and the second device using the network address.
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33 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions for establishing communication with a device, the program instructions, when executed by a processor, for:
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detecting, at a first device, a physical interaction between the first device and a second device; obtaining, at the first device, a network address usable for establishing communication between the first device and the second device, the network address identified based on information associated with the detected physical interaction, wherein obtaining the network address includes a wireless communication of the network address involving the first device; and automatically wirelessly transferring content between the first device and the second device using the network address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for establishing communication with a device, the method comprising:
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detecting, at a first device, a physical interaction between the first device and a second device; obtaining, at the first device, a network address usable for establishing communication between the first device and the second device, the network address identified based on information associated with the detected physical interaction, wherein obtaining the network address includes a wireless communication of the network address involving the first device; and automatically wirelessly transferring content between the first device and the second device using the network address.
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11. A network-enabled device comprising:
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a motion detection module configured to detect a physical interaction between the network-enabled device and a second network-enabled device; a processor configured to obtain a network address usable for establishing communication between the network-enabled device and the second network-enabled device, the network address obtained based on information associated with the detected physical interaction; and a wireless communication transceiver configured to communicate the network address between the network-enabled device and the second network-enabled device and to automatically wirelessly transfer content between the network-enabled device and the second network-enabled device using the network address. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing program instructions for establishing communication with a device, the program instructions for:
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detecting, at a first device, a physical interaction between the first device and a second device; obtaining a network address usable for establishing communication between the first and second devices, the network address obtained based on information derived from the detected physical interaction; providing for at least one of sending a message directed to the network address from the first device to the second device and assigning the network address to the first device for receiving a message directed to the network address; wirelessly providing, by the first device, the network address to the second device; and receiving the message from the second device, the message directed to the network address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for establishing communication with a device, the method comprising:
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detecting, at a first device, a physical interaction between the first device and a second device; obtaining a network address usable for establishing communication between the first and second devices, the network address obtained based on information derived from the detected physical interaction; providing for at least one of sending a message directed to the network address from the first device to the second device and assigning the network address to the first device for receiving a message directed to the network address; wirelessly providing, by the first device, the network address to the second device; and receiving the message from the second device, the message directed to the network address.
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25. A network-enabled device comprising:
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a communication transceiver for communicating over a network; a motion detection module configured to detect, at a first device, a physical interaction between the first device and a second device; a processor configured to; obtain a network address usable for establishing communication between the first and second devices, the network address obtained based on information derived from the detected physical interaction; provide for at least one of sending a message, via the communication transceiver, directed to the network address from the first device to the second device and assigning the network address to the first device for receiving a message directed to the network address; wirelessly provide, by the first device, the network address to the second device; and receive the message from the second device, the message directed to the network address. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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