Methods for Prioritizing Usage of Central Devices for Locating Peripheral Devices

A computing device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to:
• receive, from a plurality of central devices, information indicating, for each particular central device of the plurality of central devices, one or more of:
• an energy source of the particular central device,
• a signal strength of one or more signals between the particular central device and a peripheral device,
• a reliability of the particular central device, or
• computational resources of the particular central device;
• select, based on the information, a first central device to provide a service to determine a location of the peripheral device;
• and
• cause the first central device to:
• receive, from the peripheral device, an advertisement of the peripheral device;
• and
• determine a location of the peripheral device based on the advertisement.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:

• receiving, by a computing device and from a plurality of central devices, information indicating, for each particular central device of the plurality of central devices, one or more of:
• an energy source of the particular central device,
• a signal strength of one or more signals between the particular central device and a peripheral device,
• a reliability of the particular central device, or
• computational resources of the particular central device;
• selecting, based on the information, a first central device to provide a service to determine a location of the peripheral device;
• and
• causing the first central device to:
• receive, from the peripheral device, an advertisement of the peripheral device;
• and
• determine a location of the peripheral device based on the advertisement.