Connecting wireless devices using visual image capture and processing
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating establishment of wireless pairing connections between wireless electronic devices, the method comprising:
- initiating, at a first device, a connection utility that enables the first device to establish a wireless connection with at least one second device;
capturing an image of a selected second device, representing a second device to which a wireless connection is desired;
scanning for identifying information about each discoverable second device that is within a connection range of the first device;
forwarding the captured image and any detected identifying information to a wireless connectivity assist (WCA) service;
receiving wireless connection setup and configuration (WCSC) instructions from the WCA service; and
establishing the wireless connection with the selected second device utilizing the WCSC instructions received from the WCA service.
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Abstract
A method facilitates establishment of wireless pairing connections between wireless electronic devices by: initiating, at a first device, a connection utility that enables the first device to establish a wireless connection with at least one second device; capturing an image of a selected second device, representing a second device to which a wireless connection is desired; and scanning for identifying information about each discoverable second device that is within a connection range of the first device. The method further includes: forwarding the captured image and any detected identifying information to a wireless connectivity assist (WCA) service; receiving wireless connection setup and configuration (WCSC) instructions from the WCA service; and establishing the wireless connection with the selected second device utilizing wireless connection setup and configuration (WCSC) instructions received from the WCA service.
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1. A method for facilitating establishment of wireless pairing connections between wireless electronic devices, the method comprising:
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initiating, at a first device, a connection utility that enables the first device to establish a wireless connection with at least one second device; capturing an image of a selected second device, representing a second device to which a wireless connection is desired; scanning for identifying information about each discoverable second device that is within a connection range of the first device; forwarding the captured image and any detected identifying information to a wireless connectivity assist (WCA) service; receiving wireless connection setup and configuration (WCSC) instructions from the WCA service; and establishing the wireless connection with the selected second device utilizing the WCSC instructions received from the WCA service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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an image capturing device that captures an image of a second device; at least one wireless communication component supporting establishment of one or more wireless connections with corresponding one or more second devices; a modem that enables remote access to a wireless connection assist (WCA) service having an associated WCA database; a processor communicatively coupled to the image capturing device, to the at least one wireless communication component, and to the modem and which executes a wireless connection utility that configures the electronic device to; initiate a connection utility that enables the first device to establish a wireless connection with at least one second device; in response to a received input for image capture, capture an image of a selected second device, representing a second device to which a wireless connection is desired; scan for identifying information about each discoverable second device that is within a connection range of the first device; forward the captured image and any detected identifying information to a wireless connectivity assist (WCA) service; receive wireless connection setup and configuration (WCSC) instructions from the WCA service; and establish the wireless connection with the selected second device utilizing WCSC instructions received from the WCA service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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