Mobile device power modulation for detecting imaging device proximity
First Claim
1. A method for mobile device power modulation to detect imaging device proximity, comprising the steps of:
- using a mobile device to interact with a network list of imaging devices;
modulating the power of said mobile device to adjust said list; and
determining a closest imaging device to the user.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method for detecting imaging device proximity. Such structures of this type, generally, detect the closest imaging device to the user by equipping the user'"'"'s mobile device with a “slider” graphical user interface (GUI) element that represents the current power level for receiving wireless signals from imaging devices. If the power level setting is turned to its maximum value, then the wireless receiver or mobile device would maximize its power so that all imaging devices in the range would be detected. If that results in too many imaging devices for the user to select from, then the setting value can be decreased until a small enough (acceptable for that user) list of imaging devices is presented.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for mobile device power modulation to detect imaging device proximity, comprising the steps of:
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using a mobile device to interact with a network list of imaging devices;
modulating the power of said mobile device to adjust said list; and
determining a closest imaging device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 18, 19)
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12. A program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said computer to perform method steps for mobile device power modulation to detect imaging device proximity, comprising the steps of:
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using a mobile device to interact with a network list of imaging devices;
modulating the power of said mobile device to adjust said list; and
determining a closest imaging device to the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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