Patent ID: 9331862
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for determining proximity of a mobile device to an appliance and for operating the appliance and the mobile device, comprising: broadcasting a command for the appliance with the mobile device via a wireless local area network or WLAN when the mobile device is positioned proximate the appliance; in reply to the command, receiving from the appliance an appliance type identifier, an appliance model name, a list of available services and a Media Access Control or MAC address of the appliance at the mobile device via the WLAN; and storing the appliance type identifier, the appliance model name, the list of available services and the MAC address of the appliance in a memory of the mobile device; receiving a MAC header of the appliance at the mobile device via the WLAN; establishing whether a Received Signal Strength Indicator or RSSI of the appliance is greater than a threshold value at the mobile device; requesting a service of the appliance with the mobile device via the WLAN if the RSSI of the appliance is greater than the threshold value at said step of establishing; and executing the service with the appliance.