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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019

Filed:

May. 07, 2015
Applicant:

Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventor:

Kai Neumann, Hamburg, DE;

Assignee:

NXP B. V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/385 (2013.01); H04W 4/026 (2013.01); H04W 64/006 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 64/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods, apparatuses and systems involving establishing communication with wireless devices. According to an example embodiment, a system comprises orientation circuitry configured and arranged to obtain orientation data indicative of a physical orientation of the user, a communication circuit configured and arranged to wirelessly communicate data with a plurality of wireless devices, and processor circuitry. The processor circuitry is configured and arranged to: determine a direction of interest using the orientation data, select a wireless device from the plurality wireless devices based on the direction of interest, the selection being based on information indicating a location of the user relative to the plurality of wireless devices, and establish communication between the system and the selected wireless device.


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