Patent ID: 11924710
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A mobile device comprising:
a location processor configured to determine a current location of the mobile device in a geographic area;
a transmitter configured for device-to-device (D2D) communication;
an input device;
an output device;
one or more sensors;
one or more processors;
memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining one or more candidate transmit locations for D2D communication with D2D-enabled devices, wherein each candidate transmit location is determined based at least in part on its elevation, proximity to a D2D device density location that is within a maximum radio frequency communication distance from the candidate transmit location, and availability of a trail or path to the candidate transmit location, wherein the maximum radio frequency communication distance is a function of transmit and receive antenna heights;
receiving input selecting a particular candidate transmit location from the one or more candidate transmit locations;
in accordance with the input,
determining a route from the current location of the mobile device to the particular candidate transmit location; and
presenting the route through an output device of the mobile device.