Google Inc.

Ding Xu

Mikkel Crone Koser

Miroslav Bojic

Henry Holland

Mårten Jönsson

Rohan Dhing

Zhengnan Zhao

Michael DelGaudio

Richard Lee Marks

Henry Owen Newton-Dunn

Dongeek Shin

Sean Kyungmok Bae

Isaac Allen Fehr

Michael Delgaudio

Mårten JÖNSSON

In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, devices, and program products for modifying interactions between a mobile device and a peripheral device based on proximity. The mobile device monitors a wireless communication channel and receives a transmission from the peripheral device over the channel indicating that the mobile device is located within a first zone of proximity to the peripheral device. The mobile device determines distance values between the devices. When the mobile device determines that a distance value satisfies a threshold value, the mobile device visually indicates that it is within a second zone of proximity to the peripheral device. As a result of the mobile device receiving data from the peripheral device using a second communication protocol, the mobile device determines that it is located within a third zone of proximity to the peripheral device, and performs an action.

Modifying the type of interaction between a mobile computing device and a peripheral device based on proximity

Features described herein generally relate to enhancing functionality of electronic devices. Particularly, a notification is received from a wearable device that includes a position of the wearable device within an area, a determination is made that the wearable device is located within a predetermined distance from a controllable device, a graphical user interface page that includes buttons is sent to the wearable device, an indication that a button of the buttons has been activated is received from the wearable device, and a command signal that includes an instruction is sent to the controllable device. In this way, functionality of electronic devices can be extended with wearable devices.

System and method for enhancing functionality of electronic devices

A method includes receiving, by a first computing device () and from a second computing device (), using a short-range wireless communication unit of the first computing device (), data including state information of the second computing device () and identification information for the second computing device (). The method also includes, responsive to a distance between the first computing device () and the second computing device () satisfying a threshold distance, determining a particular template graphical user interface from a plurality of template graphical user interfaces. The method also includes determining one or more operations the second computing device () is configured to perform. The method further includes outputting a graphical user interface () associated with the remote computing device (). The method includes receiving a user input selecting a particular graphical element () of the graphical user interface () and transmitting, to the second computing device (), an indication of an operation corresponding to the particular graphical element.

Controlling remote devices using user interface templates

A method performed by a head-mounted device can include, based on a front-facing camera included in the head-mounted device capturing an image of a wearable device, configuring the head-mounted device to receive input via the wearable device, determining that a gesture received by the wearable device includes a request to launch an application, and, in response to determining that the gesture includes the request to launch the application, launching the application.

Controlling head-mounted device with gestures into wearable device

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Ding Xu