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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Doug Berrett, Seattle, WA (US);
Mike Albee, Redmond, WA (US);
Cory Cirrincione, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sean Kollenkark, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph Mcclanahan, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Patten, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christopher Weare, Seattle, WA (US);
Doug Berrett, Seattle, WA (US);
Mike Albee, Redmond, WA (US);
Cory Cirrincione, Bellevue, WA (US);
Sean Kollenkark, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph McClanahan, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael Patten, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christopher Weare, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting whether or not two devices are proximate to one another in order to provide a shared computing experience are provided. The method includes broadcasting audio from a first computing device; receiving the broadcast audio at a second computing device; and processing the received audio to identify a unique audio signature within the broadcasted/received audio. The unique audio signature uniquely identifying the first computing device. The method may further include determining that the first computing device and the second computing device are proximate to one another based on the broadcast audio; and providing a shared computing experience at one or both of the first computing device and the second computing device, where the shared computing experience is not provided in the event that it is determined that the first and second computing devices are non-proximate to one another.