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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Applicant:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Arsham Hatambeiki, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jan van Ee, Scottsdale, CA (US);
Nicu Ahmadi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Universal Electronics Inc., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); G06F 8/61 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described are systems and methods for enabling an audio assisted connection between a device and appliances, networks, and the like by way of determination of relative locations. A device utilizes a microphone and/or speaker to communicate with a target device to ensure that the two devices are within sufficient proximity to ensure a proper connection.