Methods and apparatuses for personalized device usage

A method in a secondary device for enabling personalized usage of the secondary device by a first user of a first primary device, the method comprising:

• sending triangulation information to the first primary device, the triangulation information comprising signal strength measurements by the secondary device of signals transmitted from a set of devices associated with the first primary device and forming a limited area of proximity to the first primary device, as a basis for determining whether the secondary device is located within said limited area;
• establishing, when located within the limited area and based on the identification of the first primary device, a connection with the first primary device;
• receiving identity information of the first user from the first primary device;
• and
• adapting functions and settings in the secondary device, based on the received identity information of the first user, to provide personalized usage of the secondary device by the first user, wherein personalized usage comprises the secondary device being adapted for a specific user or owner in the way the device functions or operates, or both;
• wherein the first primary device is identified based on a predefined list of primary devices configured in the secondary device, before establishing connection with the first primary device.

An arrangement in a first primary device operable for enabling personalized usage of a secondary device by a first user of the first primary device, the arrangement comprising:

• a communication circuit configured to receive triangulation information from the secondary device, the triangulation information comprising signal strength measurements by the secondary device of signals transmitted from a set of devices associated with the first primary device and forming a limited area of proximity to the first primary device;
• a logic circuit configured to determine whether the secondary device is located within said limited area, based on the received triangulation information;
• and
• the communication circuit being further configured to:
• establish a connection with the secondary device when determined to be located within the limited area, and to send identity information of the first user to the secondary device as a basis for adapting functions and settings in the secondary device to provide personalized usage of the secondary device by the first user, wherein personalized usage comprises the device being adapted for a specific user or owner in the way the device functions or operates, or both;
• wherein the first primary device is identified based on a predefined list of primary devices configured in the secondary device, before establishing connection with the secondary device.

An arrangement in a secondary device operable for enabling personalized usage of the secondary device by a first user of a first primary device, the arrangement comprising:

• a communication circuit configured to send triangulation information to the first primary device, the triangulation information comprising signal strength measurements by the secondary device of signals transmitted from a set of devices associated with the first primary device and forming a limited area of proximity to the first primary device, as a basis for determining whether the secondary device is located within said limited area;
• the communication circuit being also configured to identify the first primary device based on a predefined list of primary devices configured in the secondary device, establish, based on the identification of the first primary device and when located within the limited area, a connection with the first primary device, and to receive identity information of the first user from the first primary device;
• and
• an adaptation circuit configured to adapt functions and settings in the secondary device, based on the received identity information of the first user, to provide personalized usage of the secondary device by the first user, wherein personalized usage comprises the secondary device being adapted for a specific user or owner in the way the device functions or operates, or both.