Proximity based device usage
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsSai Pradeep VENKATRAMAN, Weihua GAO, Benjamin WERNER, Arnold Jason GUM
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Abstract
A method of performing functions by proxy for a set of associated proximate devices is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method may comprise associating a set of user equipments (UEs), wherein upon determination that a first UE in the set is unavailable for performing a requested function, at least one alternate second UE in the associated set of UEs is selected, wherein the at least one second UE is proximate to the first UE and the at least one second UE is available for performing the requested function. The performance of the requested function on the at least one second UE is initiated.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- associating a set of user equipments (UEs);
- determining that a first UE in the set of associated UEs is unavailable for performing at least one requested function, wherein the at least one requested function comprises determining of a position of the first UE;
- selecting at least one second UE in the set of associated UEs, wherein the at least one second UE is proximate to the first UE and the at least one second UE is available for performing the at least one requested function;
- and
- initiating a performance of the at least one requested function on the at least one second UE.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver capable of communicating with a set of associated user equipments (UEs);
- and
- a processor coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to:
- associate the set of UEs;
- determine that a first UE in the set of associated UEs is unavailable for performing at least one requested function, wherein the at least one requested function comprises determining a position of the first UE;
- select at least one second UE in the set of associated UEs, wherein the at least one second UE is proximate to the first UE and the at least one second UE is available for performing the at least one requested function;
- and
- initiate, via the transceiver, a performance of the at least one requested function on the at least one second UE.
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An apparatus comprising:
- means for communicating with a set of associated UEs;
- means for associating the set of UEs;
- means for determining that a first UE in the set of associated UEs is unavailable for performing at least one requested function, wherein the at least one requested function comprises determination of a position of the first UE;
- means for selecting at least one second UE in the set of associated UEs, wherein the at least one second UE is proximate to the first UE and the at least one second UE is available for performing the at least one requested function;
- and
- means for initiating a performance of the at least one requested function on the at least one second UE.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by a processor to:
- associate a set of user equipments (UEs);
- determine that a first UE in the set of associated UEs is unavailable for performing at least one requested function, wherein the at least one requested function comprises determining a position of the first UE;
- select at least one second UE in the set of associated UEs, wherein the at least one second UE is proximate to the first UE and the at least one second UE is available for performing the at least one requested function;
- and
- initiate a performance of the at least one requested function on the at least one second UE.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.