Location-aware operation based on bluetooth positioning within a structure

A method of location-aware operation based on Bluetooth positioning comprising:

• operating a Bluetooth-enabled handheld device within a structure;
• measuring received Bluetooth signal strengths for a plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units dispersed within the structure, respective ones of the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units located on separate floors of the structure, in separate rooms of the structure, or in different portions of a same room of the structure;
• based on the received Bluetooth signal strengths, selecting a single Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit from among the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units;
• assigning a location of the selected Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device;
• automatically displaying text or graphics to a user based on the assigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device;
• in response to movement by the user of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device within the structure, reselecting and reassigning a location of a different Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device;
• and
• automatically displaying the text or graphics to the user based on the reassigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device.

A method of location-aware operation based on Bluetooth positioning comprising:

• operating a Bluetooth-enabled handheld device within a structure;
• passing a Bluetooth signal between the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device and a Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit located within a part of the structure, the part of the structure being a floor of the structure, a room of the structure, or a portion of a room of the structure;
• assigning a location of the Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device;
• and
• controlling a selected audio/video (A/V) device, lighting device, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) device, security device, automatic shade or blind system, or electronic door lock within the structure based on the assigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device, the selected A/V device, lighting device, HVAC device, security device, automatic shade or blind system, or electronic door lock chosen based on proximity to the assigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device,
• wherein the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device is a device that is capable of initiating telephone calls.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions encoded thereon, the program instructions when executed by one or more electronic devices operable to:

• compare received Bluetooth signal strengths for a plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units dispersed within a structure, respective ones of the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units located on separate floors of the structure, in separate rooms of the structure, or in different portions of a same room of the structure;
• based on the received Bluetooth signal strengths, select a single Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit from among the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units;
• assign a location of the selected Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit to a Bluetooth-enabled handheld device;
• control a first electronic device located within the structure based on the assigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device;
• in response to movement by a user of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device within the structure, select and reassign a location of a different Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device;
• and
• control a second electronic device located within the structure based on the reassigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device,
• wherein the first electronic device and the second electronic device are controlled absent explicit user specification of an electronic device to be controlled.