FIXED DISPLAY SYSTEM INTERACTION WITH A COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130076645A1
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Published: 03/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Anantha, Veeraraghavan A., Narendra, Patrenahalli M., Liechty, Lorne C.
• Granted Patent: US 8,754,863 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

A fixed display system that can interact with a communication device includes a display system including a fixed display operable to display information. A sensor is operable to provide a first signature upon an occurrence of a predetermined event, and the communication device is also operable to provide a second signature upon the occurrence of the same predetermined event. A processor compares the first and second signatures and determines whether these first and second signatures describe the same predetermined event, whereupon the processor initiates a communication session between the display system and the communication device. In addition, personal information of the user on the communication device may be used locally or partially/fully transferred to the display system to provide a personalized interactive experience for the user.

Claims

1. A fixed display system operable to interact with a communication device, comprising:

a display system including a fixed display operable to display information;

a sensor coupled to the display system and operable to provide a first signature upon an occurrence of a predetermined event, and wherein the communication device is also operable to provide a second signature upon the occurrence of the same predetermined event; and

a processor operable to compare the first and second signatures and determine whether these first and second signatures describe the same predetermined event, whereupon the processor initiates a communication session between the display system and the communication device.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the communication device includes its own sensor utilizing a sensing mechanism different than the sensor.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a touchscreen of the display operable to trace a changing position on the touchscreen of a user touching the screen while holding the communication device, and the communication device includes an accelerometer, and wherein the predetermined event is a specific pattern traced on the touchscreen detectable by both the touchscreen and the accelerometer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a touchscreen of the display operable to detect the selection of an icon on the touchscreen by a user tapping that icon while holding the communication device, and the communication device includes an accelerometer, and wherein the predetermined event is the tapping of the touchscreen detectable by both the touchscreen and the accelerometer.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a camera operable to detect a changing spatial position of the communication device in time, and the communication device includes as accelerometer, and wherein the predetermined event is a specific time-space trajectory of the communication device detectable by both the optical sensor and the accelerometer.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is a camera and the communication device includes a camera, and wherein the predetermined event is the acquisition of the same reference image by both cameras.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is a remote processor operable to communicate with both the display system and the communication device, wherein the processor is operable to store the predetermined event for comparison with the first and second signatures.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to store the predetermined event for comparison with the first and second signatures, and wherein the processor is also operable to authenticate the communication device and initiate the communication session.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is the sending of a predetermined signal by the communication device, and wherein the sending of the predetermined signal is the second indication.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined event is the sending of a predetermined signal by the display system, and wherein the sending of the predetermined signal is the first indication.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is in the communication device, and wherein the processor initiates the communication session by sending a predetermined confirmation signal known to the display system for verification.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein upon initiation of the communication session, the processor is further operable to conduct periodic presence checks using a supplemental sensor to confirm that the communication device is still proximal to the display system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein upon a determination that the communication device is no longer present, the processor is operable to terminate the communication session.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the determination that the communication device is no longer present is in response to the expiry of a timer.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication session includes providing personal information on the communication device to the display system, wherein the communication device performs a personalized action as a proxy for the display system without the communication device providing any personal information to the display system.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the targeted information can be provided back to the communication device.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication session includes transferring information from the display to a remote storage system.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication session includes transferring information from the communication device to a remote storage system.

19. A method for a fixed display system to interact with a communication device, the method comprising the steps of:

providing (500) a first signature from a sensor of the display system upon an occurrence of a predetermined event,

providing (502) a second signature from the communication device upon the occurrence of the same predetermined event;

comparing (504) the first and second signatures to determine whether these first and second signatures describe the same predetermined event; and

initiating (506) a communication session between the display system and the communication device.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising using personal information on the communication device, wherein the communication device performs a personalized action as a proxy for the display system without the communication device providing any personal information to the display system.