Google Inc.

Nishit Shah

Michal Levin

Dirk Balfanz

Kan Liu

Thomas Weedon Hume

Ushasree Kode

Alexei Czeskis

Ibrahim Damlaj

Jay Pierre Civelli

Joshua Woodward

Marco Fucci

Benjamin Thomas Smith

Caesar Sengupta

Eric Sachs

Josh Woodward

Mayank Dutt Upadhyay

A system of configuring a new device may include a new device that is not configured with one or more settings. The new device includes a short range communication transmitter and programming instructions configured to cause the new device to operate in a discoverable mode. The system includes an existing device that is configured with the settings, and that includes a short range communication receiver and programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the existing device to receive instructions to set up the new device, in response to receiving the instructions, detect, by the short range communication receiver, a presence of the new device by detecting the broadcast signal within a communication range of the short range communication receiver, and in response to detecting the presence of the new device, transmit at least a portion of the one or more settings directly to the new device.

Methods and systems of configuring electronic devices

The subject technology provides for detecting, by a first computing device, a second computing device being within a predetermined distance of the first computing device, the first computing device being in a locked mode. The subject technology receives an access key from the second computing device. Additionally, the subject technology exits, by the first computing device, the locked mode based on the access key from the second computing device.

Auto-user registration and unlocking of a computing device

In an embodiment, a method of differentiating between at least two peripheral electronic devices may include, by a primary electronic device, receiving a request from a user to identify a desired peripheral electronic device associated with the user, identifying a plurality of peripheral electronic devices associated with the user, receiving an image associated with each of the identified peripheral electronic devices, displaying one or more of the received images, receiving a selection of one of the displayed images, identifying the peripheral electronic device associated with the selected displayed image as the desired peripheral electronic device, and causing one or more settings of the desired peripheral electronic device to be changed.

Methods and systems of differentiating between at least two peripheral electronic devices

A first computing device provides an indication that the first computing device accepts dynamic user registration of user accounts over a wireless connection. A second computing device automatically connects to the first computing device and passes an account token to the first computing device over the wireless connection, all without physical interaction with the first computing device. The first computing device automatically contacts a remote account server to retrieve a user account associated with the account token and registers the user account with the first computing device.

A first computing device monitors a presence of a second computing device, and determines when the second computing device has moved out of an area proximate to the first computing device. In response to determining that the second computer moved out of the area, the first computing device is automatically configured to limit user interaction with one or more applications currently operating on the first computing device to a predetermined set of commands while preventing user interaction with other applications provided by the first computing device.

Limiting user interaction with a computing device based on proximity of a user

A computing device provides an indication that the computing device accepts dynamic user registration of user accounts over a wireless connection. A wireless mobile device automatically connects to the computing device, establishes an encrypted connection, and receives, over the encrypted connection, and passes an encrypted account token over the encrypted connection to the computing device, all without physical interaction with the computing device. The computing device automatically contacts a remote account server to retrieve a user account associated with the account token and registers the user account with the device.

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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Nishit Shah