Radio communication with an intended device
OwnerTetsuya Yamamoto, Jan Chipchaseinventors
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Abstract
Bringing one radio communication device into a predetermined close physical relationship with another radio communication device, indicates an intent for radio communication to occur between the devices. The predetermined physical relationship may involve the alignment of the devices, the attraction of the devices together so that they touch or physical separtion of less than a few centimetres. Sensing means may be used for sensing the predetermined physical relationship.
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A radio communication device comprising:
- radio communication means for radio communication with any one of a plurality of other radio communication devices;
- control means for controlling the radio communication means to communicate selectively with a first one of the plurality of other radio communication devices that is or has been aligned with the communication device;
- and alignment means for physically aligning the radio communication device and the first one of the plurality of other radio communication devices.
A radio communication device comprising:
- radio communication means for radio communication with any one of a plurality of other radio communication devices;
- control means for controlling the radio communication means to communicate selectively with a first one of the plurality of other radio communication devices that is or has been touching the communication device;
- and attraction means for attracting the first one of the plurality of other radio communication devices, into touching contact with the radio communication device.
A method of selecting a first radio communication device from a plurality of radio communication devices for communication with a second communication device, comprising the steps of:
- a) attracting the first radio communication device and the second radio communication device into touching contact;
- and b) initiating radio communication between the radio communication devices which are or have been in touching contact.
A method of selecting a first radio communication device from a plurality of radio communication devices for communication with a second communication device, comprising the steps of:
- a) guiding the first radio communication device and the second radio communication device into touching contact;
- and b) initiating radio communication between the radio communication devices which are or have been in touching contact.
A low power radio transceiver device having a communication range, comprising:
- radio transceiver means for radio communication with any one of a plurality of radio transceivers within the communication range;
- sensing means for sensing the existence of a predetermined physical relationship between the low power radio transceiver device and a first one(s) of the plurality of radio transceivers;
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- control means for controlling the radio transceiver means to communicate with only the sensed first one(s) of the plurality of radio transceivers.
A low power radio transceiver device having a communication range, comprising:
- radio transceiver circuitry for radio communication with any of a first plurality of radio transceivers within the communication range;
- a proximity detector for detecting the closest one of the plurality of radio transceivers;
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- control means for controlling the radio transceiver means to communicate with only the closest one of the plurality of radio transceivers.
A cover, for a hand held radio communications device having a communication range and comprising:
- radio transceiver means for radio communication with any one of a plurality of radio transceivers within the communication range;
- and control means for controlling the radio transceiver means to communicate with a first one of the plurality of radio transceivers, the cover comprising sensing means for sensing a proximal radio transceiver in a predetermined physical relationship with the cover and means for instructing the control means of the hand held communications device to control the radio transceiver means to communicate with the sensed proximal radio transceiver.
A method of selecting a first radio communication device from a plurality of radio communication devices for communication with a second communication device, comprising the steps of:
- a) bringing the first radio communication device and the second radio communication device into a predetermined close physical relationship;
- b) sensing the predetermined close physical relationship between the first radio communication device and the second radio communication device;
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- c) initiating radio communication between the radio communication devices in the sensed predetermined close physical relationship.
A low power radio transmitter device having a transmission range, comprising:
- radio transmitter means for radio transmission to any one of a plurality of radio receivers within the transmission range;
- sensing means for sensing the existence of a predetermined physical relationship between the low power radio transmitter device and a first one(s) of the plurality of radio receivers;
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- control means for controlling the radio transmitter means to transmit to only the sensed first one(s) of the plurality of radio receivers.
A radio receiver device, comprising:
- radio receiver means for radio reception of radio transmissions from any one of a plurality of radio transmitters;
- sensing means for sensing the existence of a predetermined physical relationship between the radio receiver device and a first one(s) of the plurality of radio transmitters;
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- control means for controlling the radio receiver means to receive radio transmissions from only the sensed first one(s) of the plurality of radio transmitters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.