US 11,991,759 B2
Signal strength representation and automatic connection and control upon a self-propelled device
Wesley Felteau, Boulder, CO (US)
Assigned to Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed by Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/188,091.
Application 17/188,091 is a continuation of application No. 16/160,320, filed on Oct. 15, 2018, granted, now 10,939,479.
Application 16/160,320 is a continuation of application No. 14/618,913, filed on Feb. 10, 2015, granted, now 10,104,699, issued on Oct. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0259030 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G08C 17/00 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [G06F 1/1698 (2013.01); G08C 17/00 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04B 1/3833 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of connecting to a remote controlled device, the method performed by one or more processors of a mobile computing device and comprising:
detecting a radio signal emitted from the remote controlled device;
based on the detected radio signal, generating a dynamic representation of a signal strength of the radio signal; and
when the signal strength reaches a predetermined threshold, automatically connecting to the remote controlled device.