Patent ID: 9674644
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G01S,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for operating a communication device, comprising: operating a plurality of antennae for receiving a transmitted Bluetooth low energy communications signal, the transmitted Bluetooth low energy communications signal transmitted from at least one additional proximate communication device; monitoring for one or more incoming Bluetooth low energy communication signals; synchronizing with at least one channel of the one or more incoming Bluetooth low energy communication signals; decoding directionality information included within at least one of the one or more incoming Bluetooth low energy communication signals located in the at least one channel; processing the decoded directionality information thereby generating at least one estimate of an angle of incidence corresponding to the transmitted Bluetooth low energy communications signal transmitted from at least one additional communication device; and processing a plurality of angles of incidence together based on a coalescence of the at least one estimate of an angle of incidence for the plurality of antennae of the communication device and a received second estimate of an angle of incidence measurement of a plurality of antennae located on the at least one additional proximate communication device.