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Pairing of nearby devices using a synchronized cue signal

  • US 9,801,219 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2015
  • Issued: 10/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device, comprising:

  • a memory; and

    a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to;

    detect a cue signal;

    match the cue signal with a pre-determined cue signal;

    upon successful matching of the cue signal, broadcast via a computer network, a device identifier associated with the computing device; and

    initiate pairing with a second computing device receiving the broadcast device identifier, wherein the second computing device opens a listening window, and the listening window is activated, upon successful matching of the cue signal by the second computing device;

    wherein the second computing device opens the listening window for a forward period of time beginning from a time when the second computing device matches the cue signal, and wherein the second computing device stores recently received broadcast identifiers, received via the computer network, for a backward period of time, before the listening window is opened, from the time when the second computing device matches the cue signal, and wherein the stored broadcast identifiers are usable by the second computing device for initiating the pairing.

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