METHODS FOR DETERMINING PROXIMITY BETWEEN RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES AND CONTROLLING SWITCHES
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of determining the proximity of radio frequency devices using the analysis of a series of receive signal strength indicator (RSSI) values. In particular the invention further relates to a method for the control of a switch based on the proximity of the radio frequency devices.
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123 Claims
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1-58. -58. (canceled)
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59. A method for determining the proximity to each other of radio frequency devices including the steps of:
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a receiving radio frequency device periodically measuring the RSSI value of a transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results; and analysing the series of results using at least one technical indicator; where the analysing the series of results includes determining the change in proximity to each other of the radio frequency devices. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for determining the proximity to each other of radio frequency devices that communicate in accordance with the Bluetooth™
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a receiving radio frequency device periodically measuring the RSSI value of a transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results; and analysing the series of results using at least one technical indicator. where the periodically measuring the RSSI value of the transmitting radio frequency device occurs in the absence of a profile dependent connection being formed between the radio frequency devices. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. A configuration of radio frequency devices including:
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a transmitting radio frequency device; and a receiving radio frequency device capable of functioning to periodically measure the RSSI value of the transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results; where the receiving radio frequency device is programmed to analyse the results using at least one technical indicator to determine the proximity of the transmitting and receiving devices, and the analysing the results includes determining the change in proximity to each other of the radio frequency devices. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A configuration of radio frequency devices that communicate in accordance with the Bluetooth™
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a transmitting radio frequency device; and a receiving radio frequency device capable of functioning to periodically measure the RSSI value of the transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results; where the receiving radio frequency device is programmed to analyse the results using at least one technical indicator to determine the proximity of the transmitting and receiving devices, and periodically measuring the RSSI value of a transmitting radio frequency device is capable of occurring in the absence of a profile dependent connection being formed between the radio frequency devices. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79)
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- 80. A receiving radio frequency device capable of functioning to periodically measure the RSSI value of a transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results and programmed to analyse the results using at least one technical indicator to determine the change in proximity of the transmitting and receiving radio frequency devices.
- 88. A chip set solution for use in the manufacture of a radio frequency device providing functionality to periodically measure the RSSI value of a transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results and analyse the results using at least one technical indicator to determine the change in proximity of the transmitting radio frequency device.
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95. A method of operating a switch including the step of determining the proximity to each other of radio frequency devices, where the determining the proximity includes the steps of:
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a receiving radio frequency device periodically measuring the RSSI value of a transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results; and analysing the results using at least one technical indicator; where the analysing the series of results includes determining the change in proximity to each other of the radio frequency devices. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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108. A method of operating a switch including the step of determining the proximity to each other of radio frequency devices that communicate in accordance with the Bluetooth™
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a receiving radio frequency device periodically measuring the RSSI value of a transmitting radio frequency device to provide a series of results; and analysing the results using at least one technical indicator; where the periodically measuring the RSSI value of the transmitting radio frequency device occurs in the absence of a profile dependent connection being formed between the radio frequency devices. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123)
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