Location-based systems and methods for initiating wireless device action
AssigneeBose Corporation
InventorsRasmus Abildgren, Casper Bonde
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for initiating an action based on location of a first device are provided. The first device, such as an earbud, includes a Bluetooth receiver. The Bluetooth receiver is configured to receive a wave signal transmitted by a second device, such as a smartphone. The first device further includes a processor. The processor is configured to calculate a location of the first device relative to the second device based on the wave signal. The processor is further configured to determine a zone status of the first device based on the location of the first device relative to the second device and a predetermined zone. The processor is further configured to initiate the action based on the zone status.
Claims18
A method, comprising:
- calculating a location of a first device relative to a second device based on a wave signal transmitted from one of the first device or the second device to the other of the first device or the second device, wherein the first device is a wearable audio device;
- determining a zone status of the first device based on the location of the first device relative to the second device and a predetermined zone;
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- initiating an action based on the zone status, wherein the action comprises playing, via the first device, audio corresponding to a broadcast isochronous stream (BIS) provided by the second device if the zone status indicates that the first device is within the predetermined zone;
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- wherein the wave signal is embedded in an advertisement packet, wherein the advertisement packet comprises an advertisement protocol data unit (PDU), wherein the advertisement PDU comprises an announcement corresponding to the BIS, and wherein the predetermined zone is defined by coordinates embedded in the advertisement PDU.
A first device, comprising:
- a Bluetooth receiver configured to receive a wave signal transmitted by a second device;
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- a processor configured to:
- calculate a location of the first device relative to the second device based on the wave signal;
- determine a zone status of the first device based on the location of the first device relative to the second device and a predetermined zone;
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- initiate an action based on the zone status, wherein the action comprises playing, via the first device, audio corresponding to a broadcast isochronous stream (BIS) provided by the second device if the zone status indicates that the first device is within the predetermined zone;
- wherein the wave signal is embedded in an advertisement packet, wherein the advertisement packet comprises an advertisement protocol data unit (PDU), wherein the first device is a wireless audio device, and wherein the advertisement PDU comprises an announcement corresponding to the BIS, wherein the first device is a wearable audio device, and wherein the predetermined zone is defined by coordinates embedded in the advertisement PDU.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.