Patent ID: 9378639
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: G08C

Claim Text:
1. A method for target identification for a connectable device, wherein the method is carried out at a mobile device and the method comprises: receiving, via a sensor on a mobile device, a sampling of multiple frames of an image of an area, the sampling comprising infrared emissions from multiple infrared light sources, each infrared light source being provided by a connectable device in the area of multiple connectable devices in the area; analyzing, by one or more processors in the mobile device, the multiple frames to select infrared emissions of a target connectable device at a target position in the area from the multiple connectable devices in the area, the selecting comprising: based on the selecting, receiving, by the mobile device, a blink pattern of infrared emissions from the target connectable device; and decoding, by one or more processors in the mobile device, the blink pattern to determine a reference for the target connectable device to enable wireless connection by the mobile device to the target connectable device for data transfer.