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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Dong Hun Lee, Gunpo-si, KR;
Dong Soo Shin, Seoul, KR;
Jun Sik Hwang, Seoul, KR;
Kihwan Park, Seoul, KR;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
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.
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