Electronic device pairing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10091607-B2
Application number	US-201715472968-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2017
Priority date	Mar 29, 2016
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an electronic device, a wireless signal associated with an input device; identifying, using a processor, a data set corresponding to the wireless signal; analyzing the data set to determine an identity characteristic of the input device; and pairing, based on the analyzing, the electronic device with the input device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
detecting, at an electronic device, a wireless signal associated with an input device, wherein the detecting comprises detecting the wireless signal at a specified spatial range of the electronic device, wherein the specified spatial range comprises a predetermined portion of a display screen of the electronic device and a non-contact, aerial hover region above the predetermined portion of the display screen;
identifying, using a processor, a data set corresponding to the wireless signal;
analyzing the data set to determine an identity characteristic of the input device; and
pairing, based on the analyzing, the electronic device with the input device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting comprises detecting the wireless signal when the input device exceeds a proximity threshold associated with the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting comprises detecting the wireless signal at a specified spatial range of the electronic device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the specified spatial range comprises a region of the electronic device selected from a group consisting of a region of a display screen of the electronic device and a region above the selected region of the display screen.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the specified spatial range may be adjustably set by a user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data set comprises an input device identifier specific to the input device.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising extracting a specified data segment from the input device identifier.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the specified data segment comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the input device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pairing comprises pairing the identity characteristic of the input device with an identity characteristic of the information handling device.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the identity characteristic comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address.

11. An electronic device, comprising:
a processor;
a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
detect a wireless signal associated with an input device, wherein the detecting comprises detecting the wireless signal at a specified spatial range of the electronic device, wherein the specified spatial range comprises a predetermined portion of a display screen of the electronic device and a non-contact, aerial hover region above the predetermined portion of the display screen;
identify a data set corresponding to the wireless signal;
analyze the data set to determine an identity characteristic of the input device; and
pair, based on the analyzing, the electronic device with the input device.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to detect further comprise instructions executable by the processor to detect the wireless signal when the input device exceeds a proximity threshold associated with the electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to detect further comprise instructions executable by the processor to detect the wireless signal at a specified spatial range of the electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the specified spatial range comprises a region of the electronic device selected from a group consisting of a region of a display screen of the electronic device and a region above the selected region of the display screen.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the specified spatial may be adjustably set by a user.

16. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the data set comprises an input device identifier specific to the input device.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to extract a specified data segment from the input device identifier.

18. The information handling device of claim 17 , wherein the specified data segment comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the input device.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor to pair further comprise instructions executable by the processor to pair the identity characteristic of the input device with an identity characteristic of the electronic device.

20. A product, comprising:
a storage device that stores code, the code being executable by a processor and comprising:
code that detects a wireless signal associated with an input device, wherein the detecting comprises detecting the wireless signal at a specified spatial range of the electronic device, wherein the specified spatial range comprises a predetermined portion of a display screen of the electronic device and a non-contact, aerial hover region above the predetermined portion of the display screen;
code that identifies a data set corresponding to the wireless signal;
code that analyzes the data set to determine an identity characteristic of the input device; and
code that pairs, based on the analyzing, an electronic device with the input device.

Assignees

• Lenovo Beijing Ltd

Inventors

• Li fan zhi

Classifications

• H04W4/008 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W8/005

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04L67/303

  Terminal profiles · CPC title

• H04W4/70

  Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] · CPC title