Location based device control

• US 9,033,215 B1
• Filed: 02/27/2012
• Issued: 05/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Ashford, Curtis M., West, David Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Stanford, Christopher
• Assistant Examiner(s): Habib, Asifa
• Application Number:
  US13/406,492
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 725/76, 340/5.2, 340/963
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/00 Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B64F 5/10 Manufacturing or assembling aircraft, e.g. jigs therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus

Abstract

A system and method for configuring an electronic device is disclosed. A location identifier module comprising a location identifier is positioned at a location, and the electronic device is positioned at the location. The electronic device is configured based on the location identifier.

Claims

1. A method for configuring an electronic device, wherein the electronic device is configured within an aircraft, the method comprising:

positioning a location identifier module comprising a location identifier comprising a code configuration at a location, the code configuration comprising a physical configuration;

positioning the electronic device at the location to directly plug the electronic device into the location identifier module;

configuring the electronic device based on the electronic device mechanically receiving the code configuration directly from the location identifier module;

and pairing the electronic device to a second device via the code configuration to electro-mechanically control the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the location identifier based on a receiver module receiving the code configuration.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the location identifier from a surface comprising the code configuration.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the code configuration comprises a 2D code configuration comprising raised bumps.

5. A location-based device configuration system comprising:

a location identifier module operable to indicate a location identifier comprising a code configuration, the code configuration comprising a physical configuration; and

an aircraft electronic device configured within an aircraft, comprising;

a location receiver module operable to mechanically receive the code configuration from the location identifier module when the aircraft electronic device is directly plugged into the location identifier module; and

control logic operable to configure an operation of the electronic device based on the code configuration thereby pairing the aircraft electronic device to a second device via the code configuration to electro-mechanically control the second device.

6. The location-based device configuration system of claim 5, wherein the location receiver module is further operable to receive the location identifier from a surface comprising the code configuration.

7. The location-based device configuration system of claim 5, wherein the location receiver module is further operable to receive the location identifier based on a key.

8. The location-based device configuration system of claim 7, further comprising the key.

9. The location-based device configuration system of claim 7, wherein the key comprises a pin-tumbler key, a transponder key, a double-sided key, a four-sided key, a paracentric key, a Internal cut key, an abloy key, a dimple key, a skeleton key, a tubular key, a zeiss key, or a magnetic key.

10. The location-based device configuration system of claim 7, wherein the key comprises a pin displacement, a disk displacement, a 2-dimensional displacement, or a 3-dimensional displacement.

11. The location-based device configuration system of claim 5, wherein the code configuration comprises 2D code configuration comprising raised bumps.

12. A location configurable device comprising:

an aircraft electronic device configured within an aircraft, comprising a location receiver module operable to mechanically receive a location identifier comprising a code configuration from a location identifier module when the aircraft electronic device is directly plugged into the location identifier module, the code configuration comprising a physical configuration; and

control logic operable to configure an operation of the location configurable device based on the code configuration thereby pairing the electronic device to a second device via the code configuration to electro-mechanically control the second device.

13. The location configurable device of claim 12, wherein the location receiver module is further operable to receive the location from a surface comprising the code configuration.

14. The location configurable device of claim 12, wherein the location receiver module is further operable to receive the location identifier based on-a key.

15. The location configurable device of claim 14, wherein the key comprises:

a pin-tumbler key, a transponder key, a double-sided key, a four-sided key, a paracentric key, a Internal cut key, an abloy key, a dimple key, a skeleton key, a tubular key, a zeiss key, or a magnetic key.

16. The location configurable device of claim 14, wherein the key comprises a pin, a disk, 2-dimensions, or 3-dimensions.

17. The location configurable device of claim 12, wherein the location identifier is based on:

a key displacement, a vertical displacement level, a force level, a side-mounted displacement level, or an eprom.