US 11,756,413 B2
System and method for determining the location and/or relative environment of a controlling device
Michael Courtney, Santa Ana, CA (US); Jeremy Mickelsen, Santa Ana, CA (US); Khanh Nguyen, Santa Ana, CA (US); Haiming Huang, Santa Ana, CA (US); Jan van Ee, Santa Ana, CA (US); Lokanath Penukonda, Irvine, CA (US); and Jesus Perez, Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Assigned to Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/834,486.
Application 17/834,486 is a continuation of application No. 16/809,281, filed on Mar. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,380,191.
Prior Publication US 2022/0366780 A1, Nov. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC G08C 17/02 (2013.01) [G08C 2201/32 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for adapting a target controllable appliance in an environment to be controlled by a controlling device, comprising:
receiving by the target controllable appliance a first non-connectable advertising packet transmitted by the controlling device;
using a radio frequency connection between the target controlling device and the controllable appliance on which the first non-connectable advertising packet was transmitted to determine that the controlling device is pointing more towards the target controllable appliance relative to remaining ones of a plurality of controllable appliances in the environment; and
automatically causing the target controllable appliance to pair itself with the controlling device when it is determined that the controlling device is pointing more towards the target controllable appliance relative to remaining ones of a plurality of controllable appliances in the environment.