The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2010
Eric R Soldan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bradley R Pettit, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Nosherwan Minwalla, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicolae Surpatanu, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric R Soldan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Bradley R Pettit, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Nosherwan Minwalla, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicolae Surpatanu, San Jose, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Controllable device selection based on controller location is described. In embodiments, a companion utility is executed by a portable device to interface the portable device with a selected one of multiple controllable devices via a wireless network. A location of the portable device can be determined based on a positioning unit that is integrated with the portable device. A controllable device can then be selected that is proximate the location of the portable device for input control of the controllable device via the wireless network.