Identification and location of multiple personal area network devices
US12245109B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and Bluetooth mobile device are disclosed for geo-locating a plurality of target Bluetooth devices. In some embodiments, a method includes distinguishing between time delays associated with received response packets from different target Bluetooth devices based at least in part on Access Codes derived from unique lower address part (LAP) of the received response packets; and determining a location for each of the target Bluetooth devices based at least in part on the time delay associated with the response packet received from the target Bluetooth device.
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