Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Rahul Ramadas

Uri Ron

Randall Edward Aull

Firdosh Kersy Bhesania

Arie Yehuda Gur

Frank Gorgenyi

Vivek Gupta

Robert E Harris, Jr

Andrea A Keating

Philip Albert Froese

Anthony Yuting Chen

Jayson L Kastens

Cong Yang

Jay Gilbert

Alain L Michaud

J Robert Sims, Iii

Maxim Kudryavtsev

Daryl M Wilson

Sylvester Tate, Ii

Sebastian Perez Juarez

A computing device including a wireless communication device, an electrostatic interface, and a processor. The processor may be configured to, via the electrostatic interface, detect a peripheral device proximate the surface. In response to detecting the peripheral device, the processor may be further configured to establish wireless pairing with the peripheral device at least in part by performing an identifier exchange via the electrostatic interface. Subsequently to performing the identifier exchange, establishing wireless pairing may further include generating a temporary key and transmitting the temporary key to the peripheral device via the electrostatic interface. Subsequently to transmitting the temporary key, establishing wireless pairing may further include receiving a first wireless pairing signal from the peripheral device via the wireless communication device. Subsequently to receiving the first wireless pairing signal, establishing wireless pairing may further include transmitting a second wireless pairing signal to the peripheral device via the wireless communication device.

Establishing wireless pairing via electrostatic interface using temporary key

The disclosure herein describes coupling a stylus and a computing device. Based on a tip of a stylus being brought proximate to a display of a computing device configured to communicate in accordance with a wireless protocol, the computing device is configured to receive a stylus wireless protocol identifier and transmit a wireless protocol identifier of the computing device and one or more security keys to the stylus via a communication channel in response, whereby the stylus and computing device are coupled. Based on receiving a signal associated with user input from the coupled stylus using the wireless protocol, the computing device performs an operation based on the signal. The described 'loose coupling' enables streamlined use of styluses with compatible computing devices without requiring full pairing.

Coupling a pen device to a companion device based on pen proximity

Embodiments described herein are directed to mechanisms that enable roles (e.g., host vs. function, power provider vs. power consumer, master vs. slave, server vs. client, source vs. sink, upstream vs. downstream) to be dynamically assigned between two interconnected dual-role devices in an intelligent and deterministic manner based on the available context on each device.

Intelligent role selection for dual-role devices

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Rahul Ramadas