Patent ID: 10051453

Abstract:
This disclosure concerns wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic devices and methods for directional proximity detection of other wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic devices. A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device (1) for directional proximity detection comprises a signal transceiver configured for wireless communication, and a control unit for the wireless communication. The control unit is operatively connected to the signal transceiver and configured to receive at least one wireless signal from a second wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device (2), calculate spatial information regarding the second wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device by means of the signal/-s transmitted from the second wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device to the first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device, and configure a notification for the user of the first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device based on at least the spatial information regarding the second wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device.