# US 11,910,245 B2 · Ultra-wideband control of smart streaming devices

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- Number: US 11,910,245 B2
- Document ID: US11910245B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/735,392
- Filed: 2022-05-03
- Published: 2022-08-18
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2021-02-17
- Assignees: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Applicants: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
- Inventors: Peter Andrew Matsimanis; Igor Gurovski; Pascal Alexander Bentioulis; Tahir Turan Caliskan; Per Ingemar Kristiansson; Per-Erik Bergstrom
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910245B2

## CPC

- H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
- H04W 4/16: Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
- H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring
- H04M 3/58: Arrangements for transferring received calls from one subscriber to another; Arrangements affording interim conversations between either the calling or the called party and a third party (substation line holding circuits H04M1/80)
- H04N 7/147: {Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals (selecting H04Q)}
- H04W 36/326: {by proximity to another entity}
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Systems and methods for transitioning a call between two devices are disclosed herein. An origin device for the call is determined based on a first position of an ultra-wideband (UWB) device. A destination device for the call is then determined based on a second position of the UWB device. The UWB device sends transition commands to both the origin device and the destination device, each transition command including an identifier of the other device. Using the identifier of the origin device, the destination device connects to the call the origin device is currently participating in. When the origin device detects that the destination device has connected to the call, the origin device disconnects from the call.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, performed by an ultra-wideband (UWB) device, for transitioning a call between two devices, the method comprising:
identifying an origin device, connected to the call and at which the UWB device is initially pointed, based on a first determined position of the UWB device;
identifying a destination device, at which the UWB device is subsequently pointed, based on a second determined position of the UWB device; and
sending a transition command to the destination device, the transition command including a device identifier;
wherein the transition command causes the destination device to connect to the call the origin device is connected to, wherein the destination device uses the device identifier of the origin device to connect to the call in response to receipt of the device identifier; and
wherein the origin device disconnects from the call in response to the origin device detecting the destination device has connected to the call.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the transition command further includes credentials, used by the destination device to connect to the call.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:
creating a first communication connection between the UWB device and the origin device;
creating a second communication connection between the UWB device and the destination device;
receiving the device identifier from the origin device via the first communication connection; and
transmitting the device identifier to the destination device via the second communication connection.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:
providing a notification, to the origin device, that the destination device has connected to the call, wherein the origin device performs the detecting the destination device joining the call based on the notification.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the transition command further causes the destination device to:
access a credential source using the identifier;
obtain a credential for connecting to the call from the credential source; and
connect to the call using the credential.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the transition command is sent to the destination device in response to a change in a position of the UWB device.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1,
wherein the destination device includes a stored credential associated with the origin device; and
wherein the destination device uses the stored credential to connect to the call.

### Claim 8

An ultra-wideband (UWB) computing system for transitioning a call between two devices, the ultra-wideband computing system comprising:
one or more UWB receivers and transmitters;
one or more processors; and
one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the UWB computing system to perform a process comprising:
receiving, with the one or more UWB receivers, one or more first UWB signals;
determining, based on the one or more first UWB signals, a first position of the UWB device;
identifying an origin device, connected to the call and at which the UWB device is initially pointed, based on the first determined position of the UWB device;
receiving, with the one or more UWB receivers, one or more second UWB signals;
determining, based on the one or more second UWB signals, a second position of the UWB device;
identifying a destination device, at which the UWB device is pointed subsequent to the first position of the UWB device, based on the second determined position of the UWB device; and
sending a transition command to the destination device, the transition command including a device identifier of the origin device;
wherein the transition command causes the destination device to connect to the call the origin device is connected to, wherein the destination device uses the device identifier to connect to the call in response to receipt of the device identifier; and
wherein the origin device disconnects from the call in response to the origin device detecting the destination device has connected to the call.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The UWB computing system of claim 8, wherein the transition command further includes credentials, used by the destination device to connect to the call.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The UWB computing system of claim 8, the process further comprising:
creating a first communication connection between the UWB device and the origin device;
creating a second communication connection between the UWB device and the destination device;
receiving the device identifier from the origin device via the first communication connection; and
transmitting the device identifier to the destination device via the second communication connection.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The UWB computing system of claim 8, the process further comprising:
providing a notification, to the origin device, that the destination device has connected to the call, wherein the origin device performs the detecting the destination device joining the call based on the notification.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The UWB computing system of claim 8, wherein the transition command further causes the destination device to:
access a credential source using the identifier;
obtain a credential for connecting to the call from the credential source; and
connect to the call using the credential.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The UWB computing system of claim 8, wherein the transition command is sent to the destination device in response to a change in a position of the UWB device.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The UWB computing system of claim 8,
wherein the destination device includes a stored credential associated with the origin device; and
wherein the destination device uses the stored credential to connect to the call.

### Claim 15

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing system to perform a process comprising:
identifying an origin device, connected to the call and at which the UWB device is initially pointed, based on a first determined position of the UWB device;
identifying a destination device, at which the UWB device is subsequently pointed, based on a second determined position of the UWB device; and
sending a transition command to the destination device, the transition command including a call identifier or a device identifier of the origin device;
wherein the transition command causes the destination device to connect to the call the origin device is connected to, wherein the destination device uses the call identifier or the device identifier to connect to the call in response to receipt of the call identifier or the device identifier; and
wherein the origin device disconnects from the call in response to the origin device detecting the destination device has connected to the call.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the transition command further includes credentials, used by the destination device to connect to the call.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the process further comprising:
creating a first communication connection between the UWB device and the origin device;
creating a second communication connection between the UWB device and the destination device;
receiving the call identifier or the device identifier from the origin device via the first communication connection; and
transmitting the call identifier or the device identifier to the destination device via the second communication connection.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, the process further comprising:
providing a notification, to the origin device, that the destination device has connected to the call, wherein the origin device performs the detecting the destination device joining the call based on the notification.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the transition command is sent to the destination device in response to a change in a position of the UWB device.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15,
wherein the destination device includes a stored credential associated with the origin device; and
wherein the destination device uses the stored credential to connect to the call.