| CPC G01S 13/62 (2013.01) [G01S 13/56 (2013.01); G01S 13/878 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01)] | 28 Claims |
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1. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
transmitting signals, via a transceiver of the electronic device, to an external electronic device;
receiving signals, via the transceiver, from the external electronic device;
generating location information of the external electronic device relative to the electronic device based on differences between the transmitted signals and the received signals, the location information comprising (i) a range between the electronic device and the external electronic device and (ii) at least one angle of arrival (AOA) value of the received signals;
determining an action for changing a state of at least one of the electronic device or the external electronic device based on the location information;
performing at least one of:
in response to determining that the action is associated with the electronic device, performing the action; or
in response to determining that the action is associated with the external electronic device, sending an instruction to the external electronic device to perform the action,
wherein determining the action for changing the state of the at least one of the electronic device or the external electronic device based on the location information comprises:
determining whether the external electronic device is within a field of view (FOV) of the electronic device, based on whether the range between the electronic device and the external electronic device is within a range of range values representing the FOV and the at least one AOA value is within a range of AOA values representing the FOV;
identifying a first action, of a plurality of actions, to be performed when the external electronic device is within the FOV of the electronic device; and
identifying a second action, of the plurality of actions, to be performed when the external electronic device is outside the FOV of the electronic device.
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