METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DIRECTIONAL INFORMATION FOR PEER DISCOVERY IN PEER-TO-PEER WIRELESS NETWORKS

• US 20120082039A1
• Filed: 10/04/2010
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Li, Junyi, Park, Vincent D., Corson, Mathew Scott
• Application Number:
  US12/897,114
• Publication Number:
  US 20120082039A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/252
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/51 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/14 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 Class Codes: G01S 5/0027 of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0072 Transmission between mobile stations, e.g. anti-collision systems

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for operating a local device to discover proximal information is disclosed. The method includes receiving a signal from a remote device, determining an identification and a relative bearing of the remote device based on the signal and displaying the identification and the relative bearing of the remote device. The apparatus for operating a local device to discover proximal information includes a processor configured to receive a signal from a remote device and determine an identification and a relative bearing of the remote device based on the signal and a display coupled to the processor, the display configured to display the identification and the relative bearing of the remote device.

Claims

1. A method of operating a local device to discover proximal information, the method comprising:

receiving a signal from a remote device;

determining an identification and a relative bearing of the remote device based on the signal; and

displaying the identification and the relative bearing of the remote device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a direction of the local device.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising determining whether to display information in the direction of the local device.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein determining the direction of the local device is obtained from a digital compass coupled to the local device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the local device includes a plurality of antennas, which are used to determine the relative bearing of the remote device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the signal includes location information of the remote device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the direction of the local device is determined using the location information of the remote device and location information of the local device.

8. An apparatus for operating a local device to discover proximal information, the apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to receive a signal from a remote device and determine an identification and a relative bearing of the remote device based on the signal; and

a display coupled to the processor, the display configured to display the identification and the relative bearing of the remote device.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to determine a direction of the local device.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to display information in the direction of the local device.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the direction of the local device is obtained from a digital compass coupled to the local device.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the local device includes a plurality of antennas, which are used to determine the relative bearing of the remote device.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the signal includes location information of the remote device.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the direction of the local device is determined using the location information of the remote device and location information of the local device.

15. An apparatus for operating a local device to discover proximal information, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a signal from a remote device;

means for determining an identification and a relative bearing of the remote device based on the signal; and

means for displaying the identification and the relative bearing of the remote device.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 further comprising means for determining a direction of the local device.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 further comprising means for determining whether to display information in the direction of the local device.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 wherein the means for determining the direction of the local device is a digital compass coupled to the local device.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the local device includes a plurality of antennas, which are used to determine the relative bearing of the remote device.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the signal includes location information of the remote device.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein the direction of the local device is determined using the location information of the remote device and location information of the local device.

22. A machine readable medium embodying machine executable instructions to implement a method of operating a local device to discover proximal information, the method comprising:

receiving a signal from a remote device;

determining an identification and a relative bearing of the remote device based on the signal; and

displaying the identification and the relative bearing of the remote device.

23. The method of claim 22 further comprising determining a direction of the local device.

24. The method of claim 23 further comprising determining whether to display information in the direction of the local device.

25. The method of claim 23 wherein determining the direction of the local device is obtained from a digital compass coupled to the local device.

26. The method of claim 22 wherein the local device includes a plurality of antennas, which are used to determine the relative bearing of the remote device.

27. The method of claim 22 wherein the signal includes location information of the remote device.

28. The method of claim 27 wherein the direction of the local device is determined using the location information of the remote device and location information of the local device.