US 11,722,848 B2
User location and identity awareness
Corey Farrell, Lansdowne, VA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/493,415.
Application 17/493,415 is a continuation of application No. 16/547,325, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,172,333.
Application 16/547,325 is a continuation of application No. 14/305,702, filed on Jun. 16, 2014, granted, now 10,440,499, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0103977 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining a first signal strength of a first wireless transmission between a first user device and a first locating device;
determining a second signal strength of a second wireless transmission between the first user device and a second locating device;
determining a location of the first user device by comparing the first signal strength and the second signal strength, wherein the location of the first user device is within a premises; and
based on the determining the location of the first user device, sending, to a computing device at the premises, an instruction to control a device at the premises at the location of the first user device.