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, at a mobile device, in response to a request to perform a position determination function and at least one distinct additional function:
- selecting a first device that is available for performing the position determination function;
- selecting a second device that is available for performing the at least one distinct additional function;
- and
- initiating performance of the position determination function on the first device, and, the at least one distinct additional function on the second device,
- wherein the first device and the second device are selected from a set of devices that are proximate to one another, and wherein the set of devices comprises the mobile device.
A mobile device comprising a processor coupled to a memory and a transceiver, wherein, in response to a request received by the mobile device to perform a position determination function and at least one distinct additional function, the processor is configured to:
- select a first device that is available for performing the position determination function;
- select a second device that is available for performing the at least one distinct additional function;
- and
- initiate performance of the position determination function on the first device, and, the at least one distinct additional function on the second device,
- wherein the first device and the second device are selected from a set of devices that are proximate to one another, and wherein the set of devices comprises the mobile device.
A mobile device wherein, in response to a request received by the mobile device to perform a position determination function and at least one distinct additional function, the mobile device comprises:
- means for selecting a first device that is available for performing the position determination function;
- means for selecting a second device that is available for performing the at least one distinct additional function;
- and
- means for initiating performance of the position determination function on the first device, and, the at least one distinct additional function on the second device,
- wherein the first device and the second device are selected from a set of devices that are proximate to one another, and wherein the set of devices comprises the mobile device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, wherein, in response to a request received by a mobile device to perform a position determination function and at least one distinct additional function, the instructions configure a processor on the mobile device to:
- select a first device that is available for performing the position determination function;
- select a second device that is available for performing the at least one distinct additional function;
- and
- initiate performance of the position determination function on the first device, and, the at least one distinct additional function on the second device,
- wherein the first device and the second device are selected from a set of devices that are proximate to one another, and wherein the set of devices comprises the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.