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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Shawn D. Hennessy, Lisbon, ME (US);
Todd P. Seager, Orem, UT (US);
Nevenko Zunic, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An approach is disclosed that places a first side of an optical communication mounting frame (OCMF) onto a surface of a device with some of the device's display and its digital camera being are hidden from view from outside of the OCMF. A second device is received at another side of the OCMF, with some of the device's display and its digital camera being are hidden from view from outside of the OCMF. Each display is viewable from the other device's digital camera. Optical communications between the devices is performed by displaying data on one display that is read by the other device's digital camera and this communication is allowed while the OCMF is present. However, communication between the devices is inhibited when the OCMF is not present.