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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Inventors:
David Rivera, Raleigh, NC (US);
Peter Hamilton Wetsel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Philip John Jakes, Durham, NC (US);
Daniel Justin Hebel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joseph Nicholas Laltrello, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04B 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04L 63/0492 (2013.01); H04L 63/061 (2013.01); H04M 1/72597 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive at least a first Bluetooth low energy (BLE) signal from a BLE beacon and enable a first function of the first device at least in part in based on receipt of the first BLE signal.