Patent ID: 7734299

Claim:
A processing device comprising: at least one processor; a memory including instructions for the at least one processor; and a bus to provide communications between the at least one processor and the memory, the memory further comprising: instructions for determining a relative location of a first device based, at least in part, on a strength of a short-range wireless signal received through a plurality of reader devices associated with the processing device; instructions for identifying a type of the first device based on information included in the received short-range wireless signal; instructions for determining an orientation of the first device; and instructions for using the identified type of the first device and the determined relative location of the first device to facilitate use of the first device with the processing device, the instructions for using the identified type of the first device and the determined relative location of the first device to facilitate use of the first device with the processing device further comprising instructions for automatically configuring the processing device to work with the first device and a previously-configured first device taking into account the relative location of the first device and the orientation of the first device.