UNIVERSAL INPUT DEVICE

摘要

Embodiments of the invention are directed to input devices configured for use with computing devices. The present invention relates to methods and devices for establishing, maintaining and managing, wireless connections between an input device and one or more host computing devices running one of a plurality of operating systems. The input device may be configured to analyze data received from the host computing devices to automatically or manually determine an operating system running on the host computing devices and configure the input device for proper functionality with the determined operating system.

主权项

1. A method of establishing a wireless connection between a data input device and a host computing device, the method comprising:
receiving, by an input module, data indicating the selection of the host computing device; initiating, by a communications module, a pairing process with the host computing device through a data communications connection; receiving, by the communications module, one or more host computing device indicators from the host computing device; analyzing the one or more host computing device indicators to automatically determine an operating system associated with the host computing device; when the operating system associated with the host computing device is automatically determined, associating the determined operating system with the selected host computing device.