Methods, systems, and electronic devices for initiating a communication channel for a first communication device with a second communication device

A method in a base station of a wide area communication network, the method comprising:

• detecting, with a first communication device using a first communication network, signals from an electronic device using the first communication network;
• transmitting, with the first communication device using the first communication network, one or both of:
• a location of the base station to the electronic device;
• and/or
• a plurality of communication channels operating in a second communication network that is different from the first communication network;
• receiving, with the first communication device using the first communication network, a response communication from the electronic device;
• transmitting, with the first communication device using the first communication network, overhead information facilitating electronic communication with the base station on a communication channel using the second communication network to the electronic device;
• providing, with a second communication device using the second communication network, the communication channel to the electronic device;
• and
• communicating, with the second communication device using the second communication network, with the electronic device via the communication channel.

A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• transmitting, with a first communication device using a first communication network, a parameter of the electronic device to a base station of a second communication network;
• receiving, with the first communication device using the first communication network, overhead information facilitating electronic communication with the base station using the second communication network;
• establishing, with a second communication device using the second communication network, a communication channel with the base station;
• and
• communicating, with the second communication device using the second communication network, with the base station via the communication channel;
• wherein the first communication network and the second communication network are different;
• the first communication network comprising a local area network;
• the second communication network comprising a wide area network;
• the local area network comprising an ultra-wideband network;
• and
• the method further comprising:
• detecting, with one or more sensors of the electronic device, movement of the electronic device relative to the base station;
• and
• in response to detecting the movement of the electronic device, transmitting, with the first communication device using the first communication network, another location of the electronic device to the base station.