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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 06, 2011
Jeffrey Alton Hugh Dods, Kitchener, CA;
Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;
Sean Bartholomew Simmons, Waterloo, CA;
Antoine Boucher, Kitchener, CA;
Jeffrey Alton Hugh Dods, Kitchener, CA;
Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;
Sean Bartholomew Simmons, Waterloo, CA;
Antoine Boucher, Kitchener, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of device selection using sensory input and portable electronic device configured for same. In accordance with one example embodiment, there is provided a method for use in a portable electronic device for selecting a peripheral device for connection with the portable electronic device, comprising: measuring a magnetic field within the vicinity of the portable electronic device; determining a relative location of at least two available peripheral devices in accordance with magnetic fields uniquely associated with the at least two available peripheral devices; selecting a peripheral device from the at least two available peripheral devices in accordance with the measured magnetic field; and connecting the portable electronic device to the selected peripheral device using a wireless communications path.