A computer-implemented technique includes initiating, at a first computing device including one or more processors, communication with a second computing device via a short-range wireless communication protocol. The technique includes receiving, at the first computing device, a set of information from the second computing device via the short-range wireless communication protocol, the set of information including a port address for communication with a first application currently executing in a foreground at the second computing device via another wireless communication protocol. The technique also includes automatically configuring, at the first computing device and in response to receiving the set of information from the second computing device via the short-range wireless communication protocol, communication between a second application at the first computing device and the first application executing at the second computing device via the other wireless communication protocol using the set of information.

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›1.independentA computer-implemented method, comprising:ninitiating, at a first computing device including one or more processors, communication with a second compu…+9

›2.↳ 1The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the automatically configuring includes automatically configuring, at the first computing device, c…d2+2

›5.↳ 1The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:ndetermining, at the first computing device, whether the second application is installe…d2+3

›9.↳ 1The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising communicating between the second application executing at the first computing device an…d2+1

›11.independentA first computing device, comprising:na communication device configured to:ninitiate communication with a second computing device via a short-range wi…+9

›12.↳ 11The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are configured to automatically configure the communication device for comm…d2+2

›15.↳ 11The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to determine whether the second application is insta…d2+3

›19.↳ 11The first computing device of claim 11, wherein the communication device is further configured to communicate between the second application executing…d2+1

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5 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F15/16
G08C17/02

Section H — Electricity

H04W4/00
H04W8/00
H04W76/02

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