Using application context to facilitate pairing with a peripheral device
US9497580B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/005
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for pairing a computing device with a peripheral device. The method includes identifying an application that is running on a computing device, and accessing a list of applications, wherein the list of applications identifies a context description associated with each application. The method further includes identifying accessible peripheral devices and a peripheral device type of each accessible peripheral device, and accessing a list of peripheral device types, wherein the list of peripheral device types identifies a context description associated with each peripheral device type. Still further, the method includes selecting a first one of the accessible peripheral devices having an identified peripheral device type that is, according to the list of peripheral device types, associated with a context description that is, according to the list of applications, associated with the identified application. The method then automatically pairs the computing device with the first accessible peripheral device.
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