Patent ID: 11930267
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 11:
12. An electronic device, comprising:
wireless communications circuitry including an ultra-wideband transceiver that receives ultra-wideband radio frequency signals;
control circuitry that:
determines whether a pointing direction of the electronic device is closer to a first external electronic device or a second external electronic device based on an angle of arrival of the ultra-wideband radio frequency signals; and
requests and receives information from the first external electronic device in response to determining that the pointing direction of the electronic device is closer to the first external electronic device than the second external electronic device; and

a display that displays the information and a first control icon for controlling the first external electronic device without displaying a second control icon for controlling the second external electronic device in response to determining that the pointing direction of the electronic device is closer to the first external electronic device than the second external electronic device.