Device pairing with a dual use piezoelectric acoustic component and vibration sensor

• Main Authors: Gofman, Igor Y, Dionisio, Christopher A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.05.2019
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; TRANSMISSION; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

Some embodiments of the present invention include placing a smart device and a peripheral device in pairing mode; detecting at least one pairing motion event with a dual use piezo circuit within the peripheral device; transmitting an indication of the occurrence of the at least one pairing motion ev...