Method and System for Indirectly Establishing a Unique Communication Channel Between a Plurality of Devices

• US 20130111009A1
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sng, Swee Huat, Sojian, Lena
• Granted Patent: US 9,936,036 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/562 Brokering proxy services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0284 detecting congestion or overload during communication monitoring arrangements H04L43/00

Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods for determining a unique identifier associated with a resource provider based on a received first pairing request from the resource provider identifying the resource provider as available to one or more resource requestors, sending the unique identifier to the resource provider, receiving a second pairing request from a resource requestor, wherein the request comprises the unique identifier associated with the resource provider, and initiating a communication channel between the resource provider and the resource requester, wherein the initiating is based on the unique identifier.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a first computing device, a unique identifier associated with a resource provider, based on a received first pairing request from the resource provider identifying the resource provider as available to one or more resource requestors;

sending, by the first computing device, the unique identifier to the resource provider;

receiving, by the first computing device, a second pairing request from a resource requestor, wherein the request comprises the unique identifier associated with the resource provider; and

initiating, by the first computing device, a communication channel between the resource provider and the resource requester, wherein the initiating is based on the unique identifier.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

displaying, by the resource provider, the received unique identifier.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the determined unique identifier is generated at the first computing device via a lookup table, the lookup table comprising a set of available resources.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

invoking, by a second computing device, a communication channel to effect data transmission between the resource provider and the resource requester, wherein the invocation is based on the initiated communication channel of the resource provider and the resource requester.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the resource provider is a multifunction peripheral (MFP) device.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the resource requester is a portable mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first pairing request from the resource provider is sent when the resource provider is powered on.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the first pairing request from the resource provider is sent when the resource provider is connected to the first computing device via a network connection.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring, by the first computing device, the status of the initiated communication channel, wherein the status is based on at least one of;

a received notification from the resource requester; and

a received notification from the resource provider; and

determining the presence of a disconnect in the communication channel between the resource provider and the resource requester.

10. A device comprising:

a processor configured to;

receive a first pairing request from a resource provider;

determine a unique identifier associated with the resource provider based on the received first pairing request from the resource provider;

send the unique identifier associated with the resource provider to the resource provider; and

initiate a communication channel based on a received pairing request from a resource requester and the unique identifier, wherein the pairing request from the resource requester comprises the unique identifier.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate the unique identifier via a lookup table, the lookup table comprising a set of available resources.

12. The device of claim 10 wherein the processor is further configured to:

monitor the status of the initiated communication channel, wherein the status is based on at least one of;

a received notification from the resource requester; and

a received notification from the resource provider; and

determine the presence of a disconnect in the communication channel between the resource provider and the resource requester.

13. A system comprising:

a resource provider comprising a processor configured to;

send a first pairing request for a unique identifier associated with the resource provider; and

a computing device comprising a processor configured to;

receive the first pairing request from the resource provider;

determine the unique identifier based on the received first pairing request from the resource provider; and

initiate a communication channel based on a received pairing request from a resource requester and the unique identifier associated with the resource provider, and wherein the pairing request from the resource requester comprises the unique identifier.

14. A system comprising:

a first computing device, operably coupled to a resource provider via a communication medium, the first computing device configured to send a set of one or more unique identifiers, the first computing device comprising;

a memory configured to store the set of one or more unique identifiers;

a processor configured to;

receive a first pairing request from the resource provider for a unique identifier associated with the resource provider; and

initiate a communication channel based on a received pairing request from a resource requester and the unique identifier associated with the resource provider, wherein the unique identifier is generated based on the received first pairing request from the resource provider; and

wherein the pairing request from the resource requester comprises the unique identifier.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the unique identifier is generated via a lookup table, the lookup table comprising a set of available resources.

16. The system of claim 14 further comprising:

a second computing device comprising a processor configured to;

invoke a communication channel to effect data transmission between the resource provider and the resource requester, wherein the invocation is based on the initiated communication channel of the resource provider and the resource requester.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the processor is further configured to:

monitor the status of the initiated communication channel, wherein the status is based on at least one of;

a received notification from the resource requester; and

a received notification from the resource provider; and

determine the presence of a disconnect in the communication channel between the resource provider and the resource requester.