Patent ID: 9442474
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G01S,G06F,G08C,H04N,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for location-aware operation based on Bluetooth positioning, comprising: operating a Bluetooth-enabled handheld device within a structure; measuring received Bluetooth signal strengths for a plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units dispersed within the structure, respective ones of the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units located on separate floors of the structure, in separate rooms of the structure, or in different portions of a same room of the structure; based on the received Bluetooth signal strengths, selecting a single Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit from among the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units; assigning a location of the selected Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device; assigning a function of a command that is associated with a button on the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device to activate or control a first electronic device located within the structure, based on the assigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device, the first electronic device being a first audio/video (A/V) device, a first lighting device, a first heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) device, a first security device, a first automatic shade or blind system, or a first electronic door lock; in response to movement by a user of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device within the structure and a change to the received Bluetooth signal strengths, reselecting a different Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit from among the plurality of Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver units and reassigning a location of the different Bluetooth-enabled transmitter/receiver unit to the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device; and reassigning the function of the command that is associated with the button on the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device to activate or control a second electronic device located within the structure based on the reassigned location of the Bluetooth-enabled handheld device, the second electronic device being a second A/V device, a second lighting device, a second HVAC device, a second security device, a second automatic shade or blind system, or a second electronic door lock.