Patent ID: 8482403
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: G06F,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a signal corresponding to one or more taps on the first device against a second device from a sensor coupled to a first device; comparing the received signal with predetermined signal patterns; identifying an application specific action associated with one of the predetermined signal patterns based on a result of the comparison; determining whether the first device is tapped one or more times against the second device based on the result of the comparison; broadcasting information regarding the one or more taps when it is determined that the first device has been tapped one or more times against the second device; receiving, from the second device, a response identifying the second device and indicating that the one or more taps are valid user input; and performing the application specific action and interacting with the second device, when the one or more taps are valid user input.