Proximity device for electronic devices and utilization method
US12407197B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2025 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 20, 2045 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A proximity device for electronic devices that includes a proximity device housing with a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) component disposed therein and communicatively coupled to an electronic communication device, an inductive charging coil disposed within the housing, and a battery electrically couplable to the BLE component and the inductive charging coil, wherein the device is operably configured to measure an actual distance between the BLE component and the electronic communication device with the BLE component, operably configured generate an audible proximity alarm when the actual distance exceeds a threshold distance, and operably configured to communicate an action request to the electronic communication device when the actual distance exceeds the threshold distance, the action request causing an audible device alarm by the electronic communication device.
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