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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas Arnold Anschutz, Conyers, GA (US);
Mounire El Houmaidi, Atlanta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a mobile electronic device includes detecting at least one other mobile electronic device within a predetermined distance of the mobile electronic device, and determining a spatial relationship of the at least one other mobile electronic device relative to the mobile electronic device. An ad hoc wireless connection is established with the at least one other mobile electronic device based on the determined spatial relationship. Data may be transmitted to and/or received from the at least one other mobile electronic device over the ad hoc wireless connection based on the determined spatial relationship. Related systems, devices, and computer program products are also discussed.