US 12,150,067 B2
Preferred device selection
Yann Ly-Gagnon, San Francisco, CA (US); and Arun Unkn, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/229,532.
Application 18/229,532 is a continuation of application No. 17/483,114, filed on Sep. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,751,144.
Prior Publication US 2023/0379838 A1, Nov. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 52/08 (2009.01); H04W 52/24 (2009.01); H04W 52/28 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 52/281 (2013.01) [H04W 52/08 (2013.01); H04W 52/241 (2013.01); H04W 52/245 (2013.01); H04W 52/283 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting a plurality of available devices in proximity of a mobile device;
establishing a respective connection with at least a first device and a second device of the plurality of available devices using a first radio access technology (RAT);
determining, using the respective connections, one or more metrics associated with the first device and the second device, wherein the one or metrics comprise a respective angle of arrival at the mobile device for each of the first device and the second device; and
determining, based on the one or more metrics, to establish a wireless link with the first device using a second RAT, wherein the first RAT is more power efficient than the second RAT.