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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2023
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Mariya Wright, Cortland Manor, NY (US);
Kenneth S. Bhella, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for improving proximate device control are disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving a signal from a proximate device when the proximate device satisfies a distance threshold. The signal may include a dataset corresponding to the proximate device, and the proximate device may have a primary connection to a primary device. The example method may further include analyzing the dataset to determine whether the proximate device requires control; and in response to determining that the proximate device requires control, establishing a secondary connection to the proximate device.