System and method for determining activation sequences of devices
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorNathan D. Nocon
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Abstract
A system includes a host device having a hardware processor and a host wireless transceiver, and client devices having client wireless transceivers for wireless communications with the host device. The hardware processor receives wireless signals transmitted by the client wireless transceivers using the host wireless transceiver, and determines locations of the client devices relative to the host device based on angles of arrival of the of the wireless signals. The hardware processor further determines an activation sequence for activating the client devices based on the locations relative to the host device, and transmits control signals using the host wireless transceiver, according to the activation sequence, to activate the client devices.
Claims20
A host device for communications with a first client device having a first client wireless transceiver and a second client device having a second client wireless transceiver, the host device comprising:
- a host device including a hardware processor and a host wireless transceiver;
- the hardware processor of the host device configured to:
- receive, using the host wireless transceiver, a first wireless signal transmitted by the first client wireless transceiver;
- receive, using the host wireless transceiver, a second wireless signal transmitted by the second client wireless transceiver;
- determine a first location of the first client device relative to the host device based on a first angle of arrival of the first wireless signal;
- determine a second location of the second client device relative to the host device based on a second angle of arrival of the second wireless signal;
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- determine an activation sequence for activating the first client device and the second client device based on the first location of the first client device relative to the host device and the second location of the second client device relative to the host device.
A system comprising:
- a host device including a hardware processor and a host wireless transceiver;
- a media playback device communicatively coupled to the host device and configured to play a media content;
- a first client device having a first client wireless transceiver;
- a second client device having a second client wireless transceiver;
- the hardware processor of the host device configured to:
- receive, using the host wireless transceiver, a first wireless signal transmitted by the first client wireless transceiver;
- receive, using the host wireless transceiver, a second wireless signal transmitted by the second client wireless transceiver;
- determine a first location of the first client device relative to the host device based on a first angle of arrival of the first wireless signal;
- determine a second location of the second client device relative to the host device based on a second angle of arrival of the second wireless signal;
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- determine an activation sequence for activating each of the first client device and the second client device based on the first location of the first client device relative to the host device, the second location of the second client device relative to the host device, and the media content being played.
A method for use by a system including a host device having a hardware processor and a host wireless transceiver, a first client device having a first client wireless transceiver, and a second client device having a second client wireless transceiver, the method comprising:
- receiving, using the host wireless transceiver, a first wireless signal transmitted by the first client wireless transceiver;
- receiving, using the host wireless transceiver, a second wireless signal transmitted by the second client wireless transceiver;
- determining, using the hardware processor, a first location of the first client device relative to the host device based on a first angle of arrival of the first wireless signal;
- determining, using the hardware processor, a second location of the second client device relative to the host device based on a second angle of arrival of the second wireless signal;
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- determining, using the hardware processor, an activation sequence for activating the first client device and the second client device based on the first location of the first client device relative to the host device and the second location of the second client device relative to the host device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.