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Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2009
Applicants:

Nicusor Penisoara, Bucharest, RO;

Razvan-mihai Lucaci, Suceava, RO;

Adrian-ioan Nistor, Bucharest, RO;

Inventors:

Nicusor Penisoara, Bucharest, RO;

Razvan-Mihai Lucaci, Suceava, RO;

Adrian-Ioan Nistor, Bucharest, RO;

Assignee:

NXP USA, INC., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 19/12 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 17/02 (2013.01); G08C 2201/92 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for selecting at least one device to be controlled by a radio frequency (RF) controller device is described. The method comprising arranging a plurality of controllable devices into a plurality of groups; determining at least one link quality value for at least one device associated with the plurality of groups; calculating a proximity factor for the plurality of groups of controllable devices based at least partly on the determined at least one link quality value; comparing proximity factors for the plurality of groups of and selecting the group of controllable devices comprising a favorable proximity factor to be controlled by the RF controller device.


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