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US 12,183,181 B2Granted
Apparatus and related method for proximity awareness
AssigneeLopos BV
InventorsJen Rossey, Bart Jooris
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Abstract
An apparatus for enabling proximity awareness, including: a proximity assessing unit having an Ultra-Wide Band interface to determine a distance between said apparatus and a neighbouring device and/or an orientation of said apparatus with respect to a neighbouring device; a first determining unit determining one or more apparatus parameters; a second determining unit determining one or more neighbouring device parameters; a stimulus generating unit generating a stimulus; and a selecting unit selecting a type and/or an intensity of said stimulus in function of a combination of said distance and/or said orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters.
Claims12
An apparatus for enabling proximity awareness, wherein said apparatus comprises:
- a proximity assessing unit comprising an Ultra-Wide Band interface,
- wherein said proximity assessing unit is configured to determine a distance between said apparatus and a neighbouring device and/or an orientation of said apparatus with respect to a neighbouring device;
- a first determining unit configured to determine one or more apparatus parameters comprising at least one of:
- a noise level in the vicinity of said apparatus;
- an activity level of said apparatus;
- an identifier of said apparatus;
- a user group associated with said apparatus;
- presence of one or more certificates on said apparatus;
- a second determining unit configured to determine one or more neighbouring device parameters comprising at least one of:
- an activity level of said neighbouring device;
- an identifier of said neighbouring device;
- a user group associated with said neighbouring device;
- a type of said neighbouring device;
- presence of one or more neighbouring certificates on said neighbouring device;
- a stimulus generating unit configured to generate a stimulus;
- a selecting unit configured to select a type and/or an intensity of said stimulus in function of a combination of said distance and/or said orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- a third determining unit configured to:
- determine a duration since a previous determination of a distance and/or an orientation between said apparatus and said neighbouring device;
- and
- determine a change in distance and/or in orientation between said previous determination and said determination by said proximity assessing unit;
- and
- wherein said selecting unit is further configured to adapt said type and/or said intensity of said stimulus based on a combination of said change in distance and/or in orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- and
- a rule engine configured to obtain one or more predetermined rules,
- wherein each of said predetermined rules defines a correspondence between a type and/or an intensity of said stimulus and a predetermined combination of said distance and/or said orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- and
- wherein said selecting unit is further configured to select said type and/or said intensity of said stimulus in function of one or more of said predetermined rules.
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A computer-implemented method for enabling proximity awareness for an apparatus comprising a proximity assessing unit comprising an Ultra-Wide Band interface,
- wherein said method comprises the steps of:
- determining with said proximity assessing unit a distance between said apparatus and a neighbouring device and/or an orientation of said apparatus with respect to a neighbouring device;
- determining one or more apparatus parameters comprising at least one of:
- a noise level in the vicinity of said apparatus;
- an activity level of said apparatus;
- an identifier of said apparatus;
- a user group associated with said apparatus;
- presence of one or more certificates on said apparatus;
- determining one or more neighbouring device parameters comprising at least one of:
- an activity level of said neighbouring device;
- an identifier of said neighbouring device;
- a user group associated with said neighbouring device;
- a type of said neighbouring device;
- presence of one or more neighbouring certificates on said neighbouring device;
- selecting a type and/or an intensity of said stimulus in function of a combination of said distance and/or said orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- generating said stimulus of said selected type and/or said intensity;
- determining a duration since a previous determination of a distance and/or an orientation between said apparatus and said neighbouring device;
- determining a change in distance and/or in orientation between said previous determination and said determination by said proximity assessing unit;
- adapting said type and/or said intensity of said stimulus based on a combination of said change in distance and/or in orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- obtaining one or more predetermined rules,
- wherein each of said predetermined rules defines a correspondence between a type and/or an intensity of said stimulus and a predetermined combination of said distance and/or said orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- and
- selecting said type and/or said intensity of said stimulus in function of one or more of said predetermined rules.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for performing the following steps when the program is run on a computer:
- determining with a proximity assessing unit comprising an Ultra-Wide Band interface a distance between an apparatus comprising said proximity assessing unit and a neighbouring device and/or an orientation of said apparatus with respect to a neighbouring device;
- determining one or more apparatus parameters comprising at least one of:
- a noise level in the vicinity of said apparatus;
- an activity level of said apparatus;
- an identifier of said apparatus;
- a user group associated with said apparatus;
- presence of one or more certificates on said apparatus;
- determining one or more neighbouring device parameters comprising at least one of:
- an activity level of said neighbouring device;
- an identifier of said neighbouring device;
- a user group associated with said neighbouring device;
- a type of said neighbouring device;
- presence of one or more neighbouring certificates on said neighbouring device;
- selecting a type and/or an intensity of said stimulus in function of a combination of said distance and/or said orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- generating said stimulus of said selected type and/or said intensity;
- determining a duration since a previous determination of a distance and/or an orientation between said apparatus and said neighbouring device;
- determining a change in distance and/or in orientation between said previous determination and said determination by said proximity assessing unit;
- adapting said type and/or said intensity of said stimulus based on a combination of said change in distance and/or in orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- obtaining one or more predetermined rules,
- wherein each of said predetermined rules defines a correspondence between a type and/or an intensity of said stimulus and a predetermined combination of said distance and/or said orientation, said one or more apparatus parameters and said one or more neighbouring device parameters;
- and
- selecting said type and/or said intensity of said stimulus in function of one or more of said predetermined rules.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.