Patent ID: 9602956
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: identifying, via a first computing device, a second device at a location; recording, via the first computing device, received signal strength indication (RSSI) data communicated between the first and second devices, the RSSI data comprising information associated with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals exchanged between the first device and the second device; comparing, via the first computing device, the recorded RSSI data against a RSSI data model associated with the first computing device, said comparison of the recorded RSSI data and the RSSI data model performed in accordance with a similarity threshold; determining, via the first computing device, a position of the second device with respect to the first device based on said comparison, said position determination occurring upon the recorded and modeled RSSI data comparison satisfying the similarity threshold; determining, via the first computing device, an orientation of the second device from the recorded RSSI data, said orientation comprising information indicating how the second device is situated within a plane occupied by the first device, said orientation information indicating which edge of the second device is facing the first device; and forming, via the first computing device based on the position and orientation determinations, a logical unit comprising the first computing device and second computing device, wherein said first computing device and said second computing device are enabled to process information as a connected pair of devices.