US 11,910,245 B2
Ultra-wideband control of smart streaming devices
Peter Andrew Matsimanis, Menlo Park, CA (US); Igor Gurovski, Lund (SE); Pascal Alexander Bentioulis, Malmo (SE); Tahir Turan Caliskan, Malmo (SE); Per Ingemar Kristiansson, Carlsbad, CA (US); and Per-Erik Bergstrom, Carlsbad, CA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on May 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/735,392.
Application 17/735,392 is a continuation of application No. 17/178,223, filed on Feb. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,363,500.
Prior Publication US 2022/0264379 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H04W 36/0011 (2013.01) [H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04N 7/147 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, performed by an ultra-wideband (UWB) device, for transitioning a call between two devices, the method comprising:
identifying an origin device, connected to the call and at which the UWB device is initially pointed, based on a first determined position of the UWB device;
identifying a destination device, at which the UWB device is subsequently pointed, based on a second determined position of the UWB device; and
sending a transition command to the destination device, the transition command including a device identifier;
wherein the transition command causes the destination device to connect to the call the origin device is connected to, wherein the destination device uses the device identifier of the origin device to connect to the call in response to receipt of the device identifier; and
wherein the origin device disconnects from the call in response to the origin device detecting the destination device has connected to the call.