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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
Johan Comelis Talstra, Eindhoven, NL;
Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning DE Vries, Mierlo, NL;
Lorenzo Feri, Eindhoven, NL;
Johan Comelis Talstra, Eindhoven, NL;
Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning De Vries, Mierlo, NL;
Lorenzo Feri, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for selecting at least one of a plurality of controllable devices (-), wherein each of the controllable devices (-) is adapted to transmit a distinguishable signal. The method comprising the steps of receiving () the signals from the plurality of controllable devices by means of a plurality of receiver modules comprised in a control device (), wherein each receiver module separately detects a contribution of the signals; determining (), using a correlation between the different signal contributions, a width and an angle of incidence for each of the signals; comparing (-) the width and the angle of incidence for each of the signals with a set of predetermined criteria; and selecting () at least one of the plurality of controllable devices best matching the set of predetermined criteria.