Device auto pairing without touch and tap
First Claim
1. A device-to-device (D2D) pairing assembly comprising:
- a first device detecting and communicating (DDC) component;
a second DDC component communicatively coupled to the first DDC component;
a hardware processor communicatively coupled to the first DDC component and to the second DDC component and which is configured with a device pairing parameter exchange (DPPE) utility that executes on the hardware processor and configures the D2D pairing assembly to;
detect a communicative coupling of a first user device to the first DDC component;
in response to detecting the communicative coupling of the first user device, receive from the first user device at least one first pairing parameter provided by a pairing application executing on the first user device and cause the first user device to allow additional devices to communicate with the first user device in a pairing session over a communication channel with the at least one first pairing parameter;
detect a communicative coupling of a second user device to the second DDC component, wherein the second user device has at least one second pairing parameter provided by the pairing application executing on the second user device;
communicate the at least one first pairing parameter to the second user device, via the second DDC component, and the at least one second pairing parameter to the first device, via the first DDC component, to cause the first user device and the second user device to connect to and participate in the pairing session over the communication channel.
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Abstract
A device-to-device (D2D) pairing assembly comprises: a first and a second device detecting and communicating (DDC) component communicatively coupled to each other and to a microprocessor that executes a device pairing parameter exchange (DPPE) utility, which configures the D2D pairing assembly to: detect a communicative coupling of a first user device to the first DDC component; receive from the first user device at least one first pairing parameter, which first pairing parameter enables another device to connect to and participate in a pairing session with the first user device; detect a communicative coupling of a second user device to the second DDC component; and communicate the at least one first pairing parameter to the second user device, via the second DDC component, to trigger the second user device to connect to and participate in a pairing session with the first user device via a direct device-to-device communication channel.
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19 Claims
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1. A device-to-device (D2D) pairing assembly comprising:
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a first device detecting and communicating (DDC) component; a second DDC component communicatively coupled to the first DDC component; a hardware processor communicatively coupled to the first DDC component and to the second DDC component and which is configured with a device pairing parameter exchange (DPPE) utility that executes on the hardware processor and configures the D2D pairing assembly to; detect a communicative coupling of a first user device to the first DDC component; in response to detecting the communicative coupling of the first user device, receive from the first user device at least one first pairing parameter provided by a pairing application executing on the first user device and cause the first user device to allow additional devices to communicate with the first user device in a pairing session over a communication channel with the at least one first pairing parameter; detect a communicative coupling of a second user device to the second DDC component, wherein the second user device has at least one second pairing parameter provided by the pairing application executing on the second user device; communicate the at least one first pairing parameter to the second user device, via the second DDC component, and the at least one second pairing parameter to the first device, via the first DDC component, to cause the first user device and the second user device to connect to and participate in the pairing session over the communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for facilitating pairing of a first user device with a second user device, the method comprising:
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detecting a communicative coupling of a first user device to a first device detecting and communicating (DDC) component; in response to detecting the communicative coupling of the first user device, receiving from the first user device at least one first pairing parameter provided by a pairing application executing on the first user device and cause the first user device to allow additional devices to communicate with the first user device in a pairing session over a communication channel with the at least one first pairing parameter; detecting a communicative coupling of a second user device to a second DDC component that is communicatively coupled to the first DDC component on a device-to-device (D2D) pairing assembly, wherein the second user device has at least one second pairing parameter provided by the pairing application executing on the second user device; communicating the at least one first pairing parameter to the second user device, via the second DDC component, and the at least one second pairing parameter to the first device, via the first DDC component, to cause the first user device and the second user device to connect to and participate in the pairing session over the communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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