ESTABLISHING AN AD HOC NETWORK USING FACE RECOGNITION
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1. A method for establishing an ad hoc network comprising:
- gathering facial identity information;
multicasting, using a wireless communication device, an invitation for network membership in connection with obtaining a confirmation of a facial identity match; and
multicasting pairing information in order to network a plurality of wireless communication devices.
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Abstract
Ad hoc network formation is provided in connection with using face recognition and simple device pairing to build a network. Upon determining the identity of an individual using, for instance, a software recognition program, various protocols may be used to implement the formation of the ad hoc network.
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55 Claims
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1. A method for establishing an ad hoc network comprising:
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gathering facial identity information; multicasting, using a wireless communication device, an invitation for network membership in connection with obtaining a confirmation of a facial identity match; and multicasting pairing information in order to network a plurality of wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for use with a wireless communication device comprising a computer readable medium comprising:
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code for causing a processor to analyze biometric information; code for causing said processor to cause a wireless communication device to multicast an invitation for network membership in connection with confirming a biometric identity match; and code for causing said processor to cause said communication device to multicast pairing information pursuant to networking a plurality of wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for establishing an ad hoc network comprising:
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receiving, from a first device, image information and a request for identification of the image; and sending, to a second device, a request to join the ad hoc network in connection with transmitting information identifying the image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for use with a wireless communication device, comprising a computer-readable medium comprising:
code for causing a processor to cause said wireless communication device to receive, from a first device, image information and a request for identification of an image; and
code for causing a processor to cause said wireless communication device to send, to a second device, a request to join an ad hoc network in connection with transmitting information identifying the image.
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22. A method for establishing an ad hoc network comprising:
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gathering facial identity information; multicasting, using a wireless device, an invitation to join the network; receiving a key in connection with a response, from a second device, to said invitation; and
multicasting pairing information to network a plurality of wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for use with a wireless communication device, comprising a computer-readable medium comprising:
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code for causing a processor to cause the wireless communication device to gather facial identity information; code for causing the processor to cause said wireless communication device to multicast an invitation to join a network; code for causing the process to cause said wireless communication device to receive a key in connection with a response, from a second device, to said invitation; and code for causing the processor to multicast pairing information pursuant to networking a plurality of wireless devices.
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26. A method for establishing an ad hoc network comprising:
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gathering facial identity information; multicasting, using a wireless device, an invitation to join the network; receiving a digital certificate in connection with a response, from a second device to said invitation; and
multicasting pairing information to network a plurality of wireless devices.
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27. A computer program product for use with a wireless communication device, comprising a computer-readable medium comprising:
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code for causing a processor to cause the wireless communication device to gather facial identity information; code for causing the processor to cause said wireless communication device to multicast an invitation to join a network; code for causing the processor to cause said wireless communication device to receive a digital certificate in connection with a response, from a second device to said invitation; and code for causing the processor to multicast pairing information pursuant to networking a plurality of wireless devices.
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28. A method for connecting to a device comprising:
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gathering biometric information; wirelessly transmitting the biometric information; wirelessly receiving a confirmed match response; and communicating with the device based on the confirmed match response. - View Dependent Claims (31, 34, 36, 37, 40, 43, 46, 49, 51)
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29. A method for connecting to a device comprising:
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gathering biometric information; determining a device identifier based on the biometric information; and communicating with the device based on the device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (32, 35, 38, 41, 44, 47)
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30. A method of connecting to a device comprising:
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wirelessly receiving biometric information; successfully matching the biometric information to a reference; and communicating with the device based on the successful match. - View Dependent Claims (33, 39, 42, 45, 48)
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50. A method as recited in 28 wherein the communicating includes sharing documents.
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52. A computer program product for use with a wireless communication device, comprising a computer-readable medium comprising:
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code for causing a processor to cause a wireless device to gather biometric information; code to cause a processor to cause the wireless device to wirelessly transmit biometric information, code to cause the wireless device to receive a confirmed match response from a second device; and code to cause a processor to cause the wireless device to communicate with the second device based on the confirmed match response.
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53. A method for establishing an ad hoc network comprising:
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receiving, from a first device, biometric information, identifying the biometric information, and sending, to a second device, a request to join the ad hoc network in connection with the identified biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55)
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