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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Jong-hoon Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/24 (2006.01); G08B 25/10 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 12/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/2462 (2013.01); G08B 25/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An alerting method for portable electronic devices, the alerting method being performed by at least one of first and second portable devices. The method includes first and second electronic devices communicating with one another through two different wireless channels, the first channel providing longer range communications than the second channel. The second electronic device may enter an alarm mode of operation if communications through a channel fails. The second electronic device may exit the alarm mode of operation if communications through the other channel are restored.