Method and apparatus for signal strength based connection parameters adjustment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9119201-B2
Application number	US-201313875788-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2013
Priority date	May 2, 2013
Publication date	Aug 25, 2015
Grant date	Aug 25, 2015

Abstract

A method, apparatus and computer program product are disclosed to allow for proximity detection in a manner that advantageously balances power consumption and latency. In the context of a method, the presence of a communication device is detected and a wireless link is caused to be established to provide a connection, such as a session description protocol (SDP) connection, with the communication device. The method may also detect the proximity of the communication device based upon signal strength of one or more signals communicated via the established wireless link. The method may also adjust one or more connection parameters of the established wireless link based at least upon the signal strength of the one or more signals communicated via the link. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.

First claim

That which is claimed:

1. A method comprising:
detecting, by an apparatus, a presence of a communication device;
causing, by the apparatus, establishment of a wireless link providing a connection with the communication device;
detecting, by the apparatus, proximity of the communication device based upon signal strength of one or more signals communicated via the established wireless link; and
adjusting, with the apparatus, one or more connection parameters of the established…

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Palin Arto Tapio
• Reunamaki Jukka Pekka

Classifications

• H04W76/23 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/14

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/023

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W76/043 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic