Micro-location of devices within a wireless network using room boundary images

A method of detecting location of a stationary object at a micro-location and initiating communication with the object, the method comprising:

• operating a portable electronic device comprising an image capture device and a processor to:
• cause the image capture device to capture an image of a boundary of a micro-location of a building component in which the portable electronic device is positioned,
• receive the image captured by the image capture device,
• process the image to extract one or more features of the boundary of the building component in the image,
• access a data set of micro-location data, wherein the micro-location data comprises parameters for boundaries of micro-locations and, for each boundary, an associated micro-location,
• compare the extracted features with parameters in the data set to identify a micro-location of the boundary of the building component in the image, and
• when the processor identifies a known micro-location of the boundary of the building component in the image, take an action that provides the portable electronic device with additional functionality at the identified known micro-location.

A method of detecting location of a stationary electronic device and initiating communication with the stationary electronic device, the method comprising:

• by a system including a mobile electronic device having a processor, an image capture device, and a non-transitory computer-readable memory, executing programming instructions that cause the processor to:
• receive a request to communicate with a stationary electronic device,
• determine whether the mobile electronic device is in an image capture position,
• when the mobile electronic device is in the image capture position, capture an image of a boundary of a micro-location within which the mobile electronic device and the stationary electronic device are located,
• analyze the captured image and compare the captured image to a data set of known image data, wherein each item of known image data is associated with a known micro-location, to select a known micro-location,
• use the known micro-location to identify a stationary electronic device that is associated with the known micro-location, and
• use the selected known stationary electronic device to implement the request of the mobile electronic device to communicate.