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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2006
Vincent P. Buil, Eindhoven, NL;
Bartel Marinus Van DE Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Heribert Baldus, Aachen, DE;
Thomas Falck, Aachen, DE;
Vincent P. Buil, Eindhoven, NL;
Bartel Marinus Van De Sluis, Eindhoven, NL;
Heribert Baldus, Aachen, DE;
Thomas Falck, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A device (A) is described, which is capable of being operated within a network comprising a touch interface () which is adapted to detect that a user () touches the touch interface () and simultaneously touches a touch interface () of another device (B) capable of being operated within a network, and a communication unit () adapted to communicate with a communication unit () of the other device (B) via a communication network established between the device (A) and the other device (B) when detecting that the user touches the touch interface () of the device (A) and simultaneously touches the touch interlace () of the other device (B).