CPC H04W 4/023 (2013.01) [H04W 72/0446 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of ranging with an electronic device by a mobile device, the method comprising performing, by the mobile device:
performing ranging with the electronic device with via a wireless protocol to determine a range value, wherein the range value specifies a distance between the electronic device and the mobile device;
receiving a ranging packet from the electronic device via the wireless protocol, the ranging packet defining a plurality of ranging response slots in accordance with a transmission rate of the ranging packets of the electronic device;
selecting a response rate corresponding to a ranging response slot of the plurality of ranging response slots based on the range value, the selected response rate corresponding to a first rate that is lower than the transmission rate of the ranging packets by skipping one or more response periods for one or more received ranging packets; and
transmitting, to the electronic device, a ranging response during the selected ranging response slot.
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