Directional proximity detection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016134336-A1
Application number	US-201414535645-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 7, 2014
Priority date	Nov 7, 2013
Publication date	May 12, 2016
Grant date	—

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 hand-held 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.

First claim

1 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device ( 1 ) for directional proximity detection, comprising:
an antenna array operatively connected to a signal transceiver configured for wireless communication, and a control unit comprising software and memory for the wireless communication, wherein the control unit is operatively connected to the signal transceiver, wherein the control unit is configured to receive, by means of the antenna array and the signal transceiver, at least one wireless signal from a second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device, calculate spatial information regarding the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device by means of the signal/-s transmitted from the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device to the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device, configure a notification for the user of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device based on at least the spatial information regarding the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device, and to notify the user of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device of the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device.

2 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device is a mobile phone.

3 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device is a visor.

4 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the antenna array faces in the substantially same direction as the user is facing.

5 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the antenna array is arranged to receive signals originating from the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device in the front view of the user.

6 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the antenna array faces a direction being substantially perpendicular to the direction the user is facing.

7 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the antenna array faces in a direction being substantially opposite the direction the user is facing.

8 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the antenna array is arranged to receive signals originating from the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device located at the rear of the user.

9 . A first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein at least one antenna array is arranged on the visor substantially in parallel with the sidepieces/bows of the visor.

10 . A first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein at least one antenna array is arranged on the visor substantially vertically in relation to the longitudinal direction of the sidepieces/bows of the visor.

11 . A first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein at least one antenna array is arranged on the visor substantially in parallel with the sidepieces/bows of the visor and at least one antenna array is arranged on the visor substantially vertically in relation to the longitudinal direction of the sidepieces/bows of the visor.

12 . A visor for directional proximity detection, comprising:
at least one antenna array operatively connected to a signal transceiver configured for wireless communication, and a control unit comprising software and memory for the wireless communication, wherein the control unit is operatively connected to the signal transceiver, wherein the control unit is configured to receive, by means of the antenna array and the signal transceiver, at least one wireless signal from a second handheld mobile electronic device, calculate spatial information comprising distance and/or direction and/or vertical position regarding the second handheld mobile electronic device by means of the signal/-s transmitted from the second handheld mobile electronic device to the visor, configure a notification for the user of the visor based on at least the spatial information regarding the second handheld mobile electronic device, and to notify the user of the visor of the second handheld mobile electronic device.

13 . A method for directional proximity detection, comprising at least one mobile wearable and/or handheld electronic device adapted to communicate wirelessly, the method comprising:
receiving, by means of a first wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device, at least one wireless signal from a second wearable and/or handheld mobile electronic device by means of an antenna array on the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device, calculating, by means of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device, spatial information regarding the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device by means of the signal/-s transmitted from the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device to the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device, configuring a notification for the user of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device based on at least the spatial information regarding the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device, and notifying the user of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device of the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device.

14 . A method for directional proximity detection according to claim 13 , wherein the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device determines a unique ID for the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device by means of the signal-s transmitted from the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device to the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device.

15 . A method for directional proximity detection according to claim 14 , wherein the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device uses the unique ID for the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device to retrieve information associated with the user of the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device.

16 . A method for directional proximity detection according to claim 14 , wherein the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device notifies the user of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device of the identity information associated with the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device by the aid of the spatial information associated with the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device.

17 . A method for directional proximity detection according to claim 1 , wherein the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device notifies the user of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device by means of rendering an overlay at a position on a display, which position is determined by using the spatial information associated with the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device.

18 . A method for directional proximity detection according to claim 1 , wherein the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device notifies the user of the first wearable or handheld mobile electronic device by means of generating an audio signal, which audio signal is determined by using the spatial and/or identity information associated with the second wearable or handheld mobile electronic device.

19 . A method for directional proximity detection a

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Persson Magnus

Classifications

• G01S3/14

  Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction {(aerial arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern H01Q3/00; combinations of different interacting aerial units for giving a desired directional characteristic H01Q21/29; aerials or aerial systems providing at least two radiation patterns H01Q25/00)} · CPC title

• G01S3/046

  Displays or indicators · CPC title

• H04W8/005 Primary

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title

• H04W4/025

  using location based information parameters · CPC title

• G01S5/0072

  Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems · CPC title