CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 4/023 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A method performed by a coordinator mobile device of N mobile devices that includes other mobile devices, N being an integer of three or more, the method comprising:
detecting the other mobile devices using a first wireless protocol;
accessing an active participant list, the active participant list comprising a plurality of unique identifiers assigned to each of the N mobile devices;
determining an order for a plurality of ranging operations between the N mobile devices by generating a schedule for a ranging session comprising multiple ranging operations using the plurality of unique identifiers in the active participant list, the schedule specifying a pair of mobile devices designated to perform a ranging operation during a particular time period, using a particular communication channel, or both; and
for each of the other mobile devices:
performing a ranging operation according to the schedule, wherein each of the other mobile devices performs respective ranging operations using a respective schedule specifying the order for the plurality of ranging operations.
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