US 12,271,239 B2
Method and system for registering devices
Christopher James Martin, Cambridge (GB)
Assigned to Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,157.
Prior Publication US 2023/0195183 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 1/1686 (2013.01) [B64U 10/13 (2023.01); G06F 1/1605 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); G06F 3/1423 (2013.01); G06F 21/73 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); G06F 2221/2111 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a device registration server, comprising:
receiving, from a mobile device, location information and data associated with at least one image displayed on at least one display coupled to and co-located with a docking station, the image being captured by the mobile device, wherein the location information indicates a geographic location of the at least one display when the at least one image was captured by the mobile device, the location information based at least in part on a location of the mobile device relative to the at least one display;
determining that the data received from the mobile device includes device information associated with the docking station, the device information comprising information about one or more peripheral devices coupled to the docking station; and
registering the docking station coupled to and co-located with the at least one display based on the location information and the data received from the mobile device.