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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Intel Ip Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Itai Steiner, Tel Aviv, IL;
Assignee:
Intel IP Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04L 43/0852 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to time-of-flight (TOF) positioning and device location within a wireless networks using a hybrid combination of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Wi-Fi signaling. In one exemplary embodiment, a hybrid responder engages in BLE discovery and negotiation with a mobile device seeking its location. The hybrid responder may engage its WiFi platform only to conduct the FTM procedure. By keeping the WiFi platform in deep sleep or Off mode, the hybrid responder can gain significant power savings.