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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Vidya Raghavan Setlur, Portola Valley, CA (US);
LU Luo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Alexander Dearman, San Bruno, CA (US);
Hawk Yin Pang, San Jose, CA (US);
Raja Bose, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vivek Vishal Shrivastava, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vidya Raghavan Setlur, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Lu Luo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Alexander Dearman, San Bruno, CA (US);
Hawk Yin Pang, San Jose, CA (US);
Raja Bose, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vivek Vishal Shrivastava, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that provide for a user to share content with other users who are proximate to his or her device in a simple and intuitive manner. In some embodiments, a 'wave' gesture is used to identify users of devices that nearby to the source user's device with whom the source user may communicate, such as to share content. Upon receiving a first orientation input, a scanning mode may be initiated during which one or more devices proximate the apparatus are determined. A second orientation input that is different from the first orientation input, and the scanning mode may be terminated in response. As a result, a communication with at least one selected device of the one or more devices determined to be proximate the apparatus may be facilitated.