Device and method for conditionally transmitting data
First Claim
1. A device for conditionally transmitting data, the device comprising:
- a receiver for receiving from a further device an identifier identifying a person in the vicinity of the device;
a warning unit for providing a warning signal to a user of the device;
a transmitter for transmitting data to said further device; and
a controller for instructing said warning unit to provide a warning signal in dependence on the identified person, for using a gesture detector for detecting a specific gesture by said user from among a plurality of gestures in response to the warning signal, and for instructing said transmitter to transmit said data to said further device upon detection of said specific gesture, said data depending on said specific gesture.
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Abstract
The device (31) of the invention comprises a receiver (33) for receiving from a further device (41) an identifier identifying a person in the vicinity of the device, warning means (35) for providing a warning signal to a user of the device and a transmitter (37) for transmitting data to said further device. The device further comprises a controller (39) for performing the method of the invention. The device is operative to instruct said warning means (35) to provide a warning signal in dependence on the identified person, to use a gesture detector (43) for detecting a specific gesture by said user from among a plurality of gestures in response to the warning signal and to instruct said transmitter to transmit said data to said further device upon detection of said specific gesture, wherein said data depends on said specific gesture. The computer program product of the invention enables a programmable device to perform the method of the invention.
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9 Claims
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1. A device for conditionally transmitting data, the device comprising:
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a receiver for receiving from a further device an identifier identifying a person in the vicinity of the device; a warning unit for providing a warning signal to a user of the device; a transmitter for transmitting data to said further device; and a controller for instructing said warning unit to provide a warning signal in dependence on the identified person, for using a gesture detector for detecting a specific gesture by said user from among a plurality of gestures in response to the warning signal, and for instructing said transmitter to transmit said data to said further device upon detection of said specific gesture, said data depending on said specific gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of conditionally transmitting data, the method comprising:
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receiving an identifier identifying a person in the vicinity of a device from a further device; providing a warning signal to a user of the device in dependence on the identified person; detecting a specific gesture by said user from among a plurality of gestures in response to the warning signal; and transmitting data to said further device upon detection of said specific gesture, said data depending on said specific gesture. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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