Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Heming Wen

Steven Mathew Ilami

Artur Moura Aguiar

Alain L Michaud

Frank Gorgenyi

Matthew Thomas Beaver

Maxim Kudryavtsev

Steffen Froehlich

Erik O Peterson

Robert Zi Long Zhao

A host device, such as a laptop or desktop computer, that supports wireless point-to-point connections with peripheral devices, such as a pair of headphones, mouse, etc., is configured with quick pair with which the host device can automatically surface a toast on the UI for the user to pair the host and peripheral devices when the peripheral device is within range. For example, a pattern within an advertisement payload can be transmitted, or beaconed, by the peripheral device to the host device, where the host device then identifies, based on the pattern, that the peripheral device is quick pair enabled. When the peripheral device is within range, the host device then automatically surfaces a toast for the user to pair the two devices, and moves the toast to a notification center in case the user wishes to pair the device at a later time.

Quick pair

The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for performing out-of-band discovery of service definitions to enable a central computing device to interact with one or more peripheral devices. For example, systems disclosed herein include retrieving a hash value for a peripheral device representative of a set of service attributes associated with the peripheral device. Based on the hash value, the systems disclosed herein can identify a service database entry including service definitions that enable the central computing device to interact with the peripheral devices. Using the service definitions, the central computing device can interact with any peripheral device that shares the same set of service attributes as the peripheral device.

Out-of-band service discovery for peripheral devices

A host device, such as a laptop or desktop computer, that supports wireless point-to-point connections with a peripheral device, such as a pair of headphones, mouse, etc., is configured with a proximity platform with which services register to execute particular filters or scenarios upon the host device connecting or attempting to connect with a peripheral device. For example, an advertisement packet transmitted from the peripheral device using Bluetooth may be customized with a particular pattern that corresponds to one or more registered patterns from the registered services, thereby causing the proximity platform to perform particular functions. Peripheral devices can thereby customize their products so that a host computer automatically performs a function upon receiving an advertisement from the peripheral device, such as surface a notification on a user interface of the host device or track the peripheral device's location.

Proximity platform

Electronic devices described herein are configured to use a beaconing capability to enable responders to locate a user of the electronic device. The beacon payload includes an incident identifier, among other data, that enables responders to identify the specific electronic device that was used to place the emergency call. The beacon payload is dynamically updated with refreshed data to enable responders to locate the user of the electronic device that may potentially be in transit from one location to another, and to adapt to changing circumstances associated with the emergency situation.

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