System and method for device co-location discrimination
First Claim
1. A method for determining if a first and a second device are co-located, comprising the steps of:
- sampling a sample signal at the first device and responsively generating a first representative signal of the sample signal;
sampling the sample signal at the second device and responsively generating a second representative signal of the sample signal;
transmitting the second representative signal to the first device; and
comparing the first representative signal to the second representative signal.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining if a first and second device are co-located includes first and second sensors for receiving a sample signal. Each sensor is coupled to the first and second devices. The first and second devices each responsively generate a first and second signal representing the sampled signal. Also included is a transmission device located at the first device for transmitting the first signal to the second device and a receiving device located at the second device for receiving the first signal from the first device. Finally, a signal analysis device determines if the first and second devices are co-located.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining if a first and a second device are co-located, comprising the steps of:
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sampling a sample signal at the first device and responsively generating a first representative signal of the sample signal;
sampling the sample signal at the second device and responsively generating a second representative signal of the sample signal;
transmitting the second representative signal to the first device; and
comparing the first representative signal to the second representative signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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13. A method for discriminating between data received from co-located and non co-located devices, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a base station data from a remote device;
sampling a sample signal at the remote device and responsively generating a first representative signal of the sample signal;
sampling the sample signal at the base station and responsively generating a second representative signal of the sample signal;
determining if the base station and the remote device are co-located; and
processing the data received by the base station if the remote device is co-located.
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18. A system for determining if a first device and a second device are co-located comprising:
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a first sensor located at the first device for receiving a sample signal, the first device responsively generating a first signal representing the sample signal;
a second sensor located at the second device for receiving a sample signal, the second device responsively generating a second signal representing the sample signal;
a transmission device located at the first device for transmitting the first signal to the second device;
a receiving device located at the second device for receiving the first signal from the first device; and
a signal analysis device for determining if the first and second devices are co-located.
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28. A system for determining if a first and second device are co-located comprising:
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means for sampling a sample signal at the first device;
means for responsively generating a first representative signal of the sample signal at the first device;
means for sampling the sample signal at the second device;
means for responsively generating a second representative signal of the sample signal at the second device;
means for transmitting the second representative signal to the first device; and
means for comparing the first representative signal to the second representative signal.
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29. A computer readable medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a machine to perform method steps for determining if a first and a second device are co-located, the method steps comprising:
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sampling a sample signal at the first device and responsively generating a first representative signal of the sampled signal;
receiving from the second device a second representative signal of the sample signal; and
comparing the first representative signal to the second representative signal.
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30. A method for discriminating between data received from co-located and non co-located devices, comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a remote device data from a base station;
sampling a sample signal at the base station and responsively generating a first representative signal of the sample signal;
sampling the sample signal at the remote device and responsively generating a second representative signal of the sample signal;
determining if the remote device and the base station are co-located; and
processing the data received by the remote device if the base station is co-located.
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