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Device selection for user interface

US9681260B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2013
Grant dateJun 13, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system including a processor to create a history database in a storage medium for storing signal strength history records, each history record including an indication of one or more signals and a signal strength for each of the one or more signals detected by a mobile device, each of the history records being mapped to a rendering device, receive a first signal strength record, compare the first signal strength record to at least some of the history records to find one of the at least some history records which is a sufficiently close match to the first signal strength record, wherein the sufficiently close matching history record is mapped to a first rendering device, select the first rendering device for the user interface software to send control commands to, and store the first signal strength record in the history database mapped to the selected rendering device.

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