IP Library Granted Patent US 9,713,186
Granted Patent B2
US 9,713,186 · App. 15/200,648 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Line of sight initiated handshake

Inventors: Shmuel Ur (Galil, IL); Vlad Grigore Dabija (Mountain View, CA); David Ash (Bellevue, WA)
Assignee: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
H04W76/023G02B27/0093G02B27/017G06F3/012G06F3/013G06T19/006H04W4/008H04W12/08G02B2027/0178
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,713,186
App. No.
15/200,648
Filed
Jul 1, 2016
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2647
USPC
455/39
Abstract

Technologies are generally described for systems, devices and methods effective to implement a line of sight initiated handshake. In some examples, a processor in a first communication device may detect a line of sight directed from the first communication device to a second communication device. The first communication device may send a handshake request to the second communication device. The first communication device may receive a handshake acknowledgement from the second communication device. The handshake request and handshake acknowledgement may be effective to create the handshake. The first and second communication devices can thereafter share data.

Claims (44)

1. A method to create a handshake between a first communication device and a second communication device, the method comprising:

detecting, by a processor in the first communication device, a line of sight directed from the first communication device to the second communication device;

sending a handshake request from the first communication device to the second communication device, in response to the detection of the line of sight; and

receiving, at the first communication device, a handshake acknowledgement from the second communication device, wherein the handshake request and the handshake acknowledgement are effective to create the handshake.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting an instruction to send the handshake request subsequent to the detection of the line of sight, wherein the handshake request is sent from the first communication device to the second communication device in response to the detection of the line of sight and the detection of the instruction.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the instruction includes one of a verbal cue, a gesture, a touch of a surface of the first communication device, or a head movement.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending the handshake request includes sending information related to the first communication device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication device comprises augmented reality glasses.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting the line of sight through use of eye tracking.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the handshake acknowledgement includes information related to the second communication device and the method further includes validating, by the first communication device, the information related to the second communication device prior to creation of the handshake.

8. A first communication device effective to create a handshake between the first communication device and a second communication device, the first communication device comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to be in communication with the memory, the processor configured to:

detect a line of sight directed from the first communication device to the second communication device;

send a handshake request from the first communication device to the second communication device, in response to the detection of the line of sight; and

receive a handshake acknowledgement from the second communication device, wherein the handshake request and the handshake acknowledgement are effective to create the handshake.

9. The first communication device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect an instruction to send the handshake request subsequent to the detection of the line of sight, wherein the handshake request is sent from the first communication device to the second communication device in response to the detection of the line of sight and the detection of the instruction.

10. The first communication device of claim 9 , wherein the instruction includes a verbal cue, a gesture, a touch of a surface of the first communication device, or a head movement.

11. The first communication device of claim 8 , wherein the handshake request includes information related to the first communication device.

12. The first communication device of claim 8 , wherein the first communication device is augmented reality glasses.

13. The first communication device of claim 8 , wherein the first communication device includes a camera, a speaker, a microphone, and a display.

14. The first communication device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to detect the line of sight through use of eye tracking.

15. The first communication device of claim 8 , wherein the handshake acknowledgement includes information related to the second communication device, and

the processor is further configured to validate the information related to the second communication device before creation of the handshake.

16. A system comprising:

a first communication device;

a network; and

a second communication device configured to be in communication with the first communication device over the network, wherein:

the first communication device comprises:

a first memory; and

a first processor configured to be in communication with the first memory, the first processor configured to:

detect a line of sight directed from the first communication device to the second communication device; and

send a handshake request from the first communication device to the second communication device, in response to the detection of the line of sight,

the second communication device comprises:

a second memory; and

a second processor configured to be in communication with the second memory, the second processor effective to receive the handshake request and generate a handshake acknowledgement in response, and

the first processor is effective to receive the handshake acknowledgement from the second communication device, and wherein the handshake request and the handshake acknowledgement are effective to create a handshake.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first processor is further configured to:

detect an instruction to send the handshake request subsequent to the detection of the line of sight, wherein the handshake request is sent from the first communication device to the second communication device in response to the detection of the line of sight and the detection of the instruction.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the instruction includes a verbal cue, a gesture, a touch of a surface of the first communication device, or a head movement.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the handshake request includes information related to the first communication device.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the first and second communication devices include augmented reality glasses.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS, RECORDED ON JANUARY 29, 2019, AT REEL/FRAME 048373/0217 Recorded Jun 22, 2026
From: CRESTLINE DIRECT FINANCE, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 075799/0053 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS, RECORDED ON JANUARY 29, 2019 AT REEL 048373 FRAME 0217 Recorded Sep 22, 2025
From: CRESTLINE DIRECT FINANCE, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 072936/0464 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2019
From: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
To: CRESTLINE DIRECT FINANCE, L.P.
Reel/Frame 048373/0217 →
Continuity (2)
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