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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Kruthika Ponnusamy, Redmond, WA (US);
Shivaram Prabhakar, Bothell, WA (US);
Arash Ghanaie-Sichanie, Woodinville, WA (US);
Shri Vidhya Alagesan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ashish Mehta, Issaquah, WA (US);
Samarth Gupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Rama Krishna Prasad Satya Prakash, Redmond, WA (US);
Prasad Thiruveedu, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A server allows pairing of a computing device with a companion computing device so that they may automatically connect to one another in the future. Pairing is accomplished by responding to a user request to pair a particular companion device by identifying computing devices associated with a particular user account, and directing those devices to monitor whether they are in range of a proximity signal (such as a BLUETOOTH® signal). A user interface on the companion device displays a list of devices specific to the user that are in proximity to the companion computing device, so that the user can choose a device to pair with the companion computing device.