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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Dong Hun Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Dong Soo Shin, Seoul, KR;
Jun Sik Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Kihwan Park, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2816 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04L 2012/285 (2013.01); H04L 2012/2841 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining proximity of a mobile device to an appliance and for operating the appliance and the mobile device is provided. The method includes identifying the mobile device and/or the appliance with a Media Access Control or MAC header and establishing a proximity of the mobile device to the appliance based at least in part on a Received Signal Strength Indicator or RSSI. A service of the appliance can be executed if the RSSI is greater than a threshold value.