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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rohan Dhing, Mountain View, CA (US);
Miroslav Bojic, San Francisco, CA (US);
Zhengnan Zhao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Delgaudio, San Francisco, CA (US);
Henry Holland, London, GB;
Mårten Jönsson, Malmö, SE;
Ding Xu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Henry Newton-Dunn, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mikkel Crone Koser, Copenhagen, DK;
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, devices, and program products for modifying interactions between a mobile device and a peripheral device based on proximity. The mobile device monitors a wireless communication channel and receives a transmission from the peripheral device over the channel indicating that the mobile device is located within a first zone of proximity to the peripheral device. The mobile device determines distance values between the devices. When the mobile device determines that a distance value satisfies a threshold value, the mobile device visually indicates that it is within a second zone of proximity to the peripheral device. As a result of the mobile device receiving data from the peripheral device using a second communication protocol, the mobile device determines that it is located within a third zone of proximity to the peripheral device, and performs an action.