Distinguish devices in pan/van
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsYong TIAN, Dong ZHAO, Xun FEI, Hai-Qing HU
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an audible identification of a device is provided herein. During operation, device identities will be determined for members forming a personal-area network (PAN). When information is conveyed by a device, a determination of whether or not to announce a device identification will be based on a combination of PAN members present. More particularly, when a certain combination of devices are members of the PAN, device identifications will be announced, otherwise, device identifications will not be announced.
Claims10
An apparatus comprising:
- a personal-area-network (PAN) transceiver configured to receive identities of PAN members;
- a database comprising PAN members and subject matter of potential announcements for each PAN member;
- logic circuitry, configured to:
- receive the identities from the PAN transceiver;
- determine a subject matter of an announcement;
- access the database to determine if the subject matter of the announcement exists as subject matter of potential announcements for more than one PAN member;
- and
- determine that the subject matter of the announcement is ambiguous when the subject matter of the announcement exists as subject matter of potential announcements for more than one PAN member;
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- a speaker configured to output a device identity when the announcement is determined to be ambiguous.
A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving identities of personal-area network (PAN) members over a PAN;
- determining a subject matter of an announcement;
- accessing a database comprising PAN members and subject matter of potential announcements for each PAN member in order to determine if the subject matter of the announcement exists as subject matter of potential announcements for more than one PAN member;
- determining that the subject matter of the announcement is ambiguous when the subject matter of the announcement exists as subject matter of potential announcements for more than one PAN member;
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- outputting a device identity when the announcement is determined to be ambiguous.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.