US 12,317,151 B2
Automated device control session
Alden Rose, Morrisville, NC (US); Ali Ent, Morrisville, NC (US); Ghwang Hyun Lim, Morrisville, NC (US); Jeffrey E. Skinner, Morrisville, NC (US); and Jung Hwan Hong, Morrisville, NC (US)
Assigned to Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed by LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD, Singapore (SG)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/849,612.
Prior Publication US 2023/0421990 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/023 (2013.01) [G01S 5/0284 (2013.01); G01S 5/0295 (2020.05); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving by a mobile device, a first identifier transmitted wirelessly from a first tagged device;
accessing first proximity information using the first identifier and the mobile device;
performing a wireless ranging protocol using the mobile device to determine a first distance from the mobile device to the first tagged device;
establishing a control session for control of the first tagged device using the mobile device, wherein the first distance is within a first distance limit specified by the first proximity information;
receiving by the mobile device, a second identifier transmitted wirelessly from a second tagged device;
accessing second proximity information using the second identifier and the mobile device;
performing the wireless ranging protocol using the mobile device to determine a second distance from the mobile device to the second tagged device;
making a determination that the second distance is not within a second distance limit specified by the second proximity information; and
responsive to the determination, temporarily halting processing of the mobile device associated with the second tagged device during the established control session for control of the first tagged device.