Patent ID: 8634848
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of identifying and determining a relative position of a portable electronic device, comprising: detecting a portable electronic device over a sideband channel of a user device; sending a request for information to the portable electronic device over the sideband channel; receiving at least one of position and orientation information of the portable electronic device over the sideband channel; capturing at least one image of an area around the user device using at least one imaging element of the user device; determining a presence of at least one identifier from the at least one image, the at least one identifier comprising at least a portion of a projected image corresponding to the portable electronic device and reflected from a surface; determining identity information of the portable electronic device based at least in part upon the at least one identifier; determining an approximate location of the portable electronic device based at least in part upon the at least one of position and orientation information; associating the identity information with the determined approximate location; and displaying a relative position and identifying information associated with the portable electronic device on a display element of the user device.