Granted Patent B2

US 12,621,886 · App. 18/361,013 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: James David Thomas (Newmarket, CA); Gulamhusein Moledina (Bolton, CA)

Assignee: Shopify Inc.

H04W76/14H04W48/16H04W84/12

Abstract

Claims (73)

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a first device from a second device, a wireless beacon transmission;

obtaining, by the first device from the wireless beacon transmission, an identifier for the second device;

initiating, by the first device, a connection to the second device via a local area network using connection parameters determined based on the identifier, the initiating:

using the identifier in a local area network discovery query to obtain the connection parameters for the second device; and

initiating a connection to the second device using the connection parameters; and

establishing a pairing relationship between the first device and the second device based on the connection.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on a signal strength of the beacon, a proximity of the first device to the second device, wherein the receiving, obtaining, initiating, and establishing is conditioned on the proximity being within a determined threshold.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of second devices are part of the local area network, the method further comprising:

determining, based on a signal strength of the beacon, the second device from the plurality of second devices that is closest to the first device; and

performing the extracting, using and connecting with the determined second device.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving, at the first device from a third device, a wireless beacon transmission, the third device being one of the plurality of second devices;

obtaining, by the first device from the wireless beacon transmission, a third device identifier;

determining, at the first device, that the third device has a proximity closer than the second device;

initiating, by the first device, a connection to the third device via a local area network using connection parameters determined based on the third device identifier; and

establishing a pairing relationship between the first device and the third device based on the connection.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a loss of the connection with the second device;

using stored connection parameters to reestablish the connection between the first device and second device.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

determining that the reestablishment of the connection between the first device and the second device was unsuccessful;

detecting the beacon;

using an identifier in the beacon to obtain new connection parameters; and

using the new connection parameters to reestablish the connection between the first device and second device.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the connecting was unsuccessful; and

utilising a secondary connection process to pair the first device and the second device.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the secondary connection process is at least one of a Local Area Network Discovery process; and a display of a connection code on the second device for input into the first device.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connecting further comprises:

receiving, via a user interface of the first device, a code displayed on the second device.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the connection parameters are a string that is larger than a payload capacity for the wireless beacon transmission.

11 . A first device comprising:

a processor; and

a communications subsystem, wherein the first device is configured to:

receive, at the first device from a second device, a wireless beacon transmission;

obtain from the wireless beacon transmission, an identifier for the second device;

initiate a connection to the second device via a local area network using connection parameters determined based on the identifier, by:

using the identifier in a local area network discovery query to obtain the connection parameters for the second device; and

initiating a connection to the second device using the connection parameters; and

establish a pairing relationship between the first device and the second device based on the connection.

12 . The first device of claim 11 , wherein the first device is further configured to:

determine, based on a signal strength of the beacon, a proximity of the first device to the second device, wherein the first device is conditioned to receive, obtain, initiate, and establish based on the proximity being within a determined threshold.

13 . The first device of claim 11 , wherein a plurality of second devices are part of the local area network, the first device further configured to:

determine, based on a signal strength of the beacon, the second device from the plurality of second devices that is closest to the first device; and

perform the extracting, using and connecting with the determined second device.

14 . The first device of claim 13 , wherein the first device is further configured to:

receive, from a third device, a wireless beacon transmission, the third device being one of the plurality of second devices;

obtain, from the wireless beacon transmission, a third device identifier;

determine, at the first device, that the third device has a proximity closer than the second device;

initiate a connection to the third device via a local area network using connection parameters determined based on the third device identifier; and

establish a pairing relationship between the first device and the third device based on the connection.

15 . The first device of claim 11 , wherein the first device is further configured to:

detect a loss of the connection with the second device; and

use stored connection parameters to reestablish the connection between the first device and second device.

16 . The first device of claim 15 , wherein the first device is further configured to:

determine that the reestablishment of the connection between the first device and the second device was unsuccessful;

detect the beacon;

use an identifier in the beacon to obtain new connection parameters; and

use the new connection parameters to reestablish the connection between the first device and second device.

17 . The first device of claim 11 , wherein the first device is further configured to:

determine that the connecting was unsuccessful; and

utilise a secondary connection process to pair the first device and the second device.

18 . The first device of claim 17 , wherein the secondary connection process is at least one of a Local Area Network Discovery process; and a display of a connection code on the second device for input into the first device.

19 . The first device of claim 11 , wherein the connection parameters are a string that is larger than a payload capacity for the wireless beacon transmission.

20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instruction code, which, when executed by a processor of a first device cause the first device to:

receive, at the first device from a second device, a wireless beacon transmission;

obtain from the wireless beacon transmission, an identifier for the second device;

initiate a connection to the second device via a local area network using connection parameters determined based on the identifier by:

using the identifier in a local area network discovery query to obtain the connection parameters for the second device; and

initiating a connection to the second device using the connection parameters; and

establish a pairing relationship between the first device and the second device based on the connection.

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