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Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

John W. Duffell, London, GB;

Alexander R. Melkonian, Hursley, GB;

Joe Pavitt, Hursley, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Pairing one or more personal devices to a host device is provided. An example method includes detecting one or more personal devices in wireless proximity communication range of a host device; allocating and storing a respective unique input instruction for each personal device in range, wherein a unique input instruction is convertible to an augmented reality display input at a personal device; transmitting the unique input instruction to the personal device; providing an input interface of the host device; receiving, from a user of the personal device, user input at the input interface of the host device; and activating an exclusive pairing between the host device and the personal device for which the user input has been received.


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