Patent ID: 9532391
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: operate in a communication mode wherein the apparatus is configured to receive messages from other wireless communication devices while being undiscoverable by the other wireless communication devices; initiate a proximity-based device selection for a second device in response to receiving, from a first device, one or more control messages that indicate presence of said second device within short-range communication coverage of the first device, wherein the proximity-based device selection comprises determining whether a received signal strength indication value derived from one or more messages received from said second device exceeds a predefined threshold that is indicative of the second device being in close proximity to the apparatus; and invoke at least one predefined action in dependence of an identity of said second device in response to said proximity-based device selection having resulted in selecting said second device, wherein said second device is selected in response to having determined that said received signal strength indication value exceeds said predefined threshold.