MANAGING LOCATION PROFILES FOR PERSONAL AREA MAPS

• US 20150281909A1
• Filed: 03/28/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Ariel Malamud, Lonny Baskin
• Inventors: BASKIN, Lonny, MALAMUD, Ariel
• Granted Patent: US 9,622,045 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to computer-implemented systems and methods for managing location profiles for personal area maps. The method may include receiving, from a user, instructions to designate the device as a personal area map (PAM) controller. The method may also include determining a PAM profile associated with the user and identifying one or more objects associated with the PAM profile. Additionally, the method may include determining respective location information associated with the one or more objects. The method may also include generating, based at least in part on the respective location information, a PAM associated with the PAM profile

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a radio transceiver;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed by the at least one processor, causes that at least one processor to;

receive, from a user, instructions to designate the device as a personal area map (PAM) controller;

determine a PAM profile, from a plurality of PAM profiles, associated with the user;

identify one or more objects associated with the PAM profile;

determine respective location information associated with the one or more objects; and

generate, based at least in part on the respective location information, a PAM associated with the PAM profile.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions to determine the PAM profile further comprise instructions to:

determine location information associated with the device;

select the PAM profile based at least in part on the location information associated with the device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions to determine the PAM profile further comprise instructions to:

receive, from the user, a selection of the PAM profile.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more objects are coupled to respective wireless tag elements.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein the respective wireless tag elements are in communication with one or more wireless sensors to track to the location of the respective wireless tag elements.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the instructions to determine respective location information associated with the one or more objects further comprise instructions to:

receive the respective location information from the one or more wireless sensors.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processors to:

identify a first object of the one or more objects; and

determine, based at least in part on location information associated with the first object and location information associated with the device, whether the first object is outside of a predetermined distance from the device.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

generate, upon determination that the first object is outside the predetermined distance from the device, an alert message.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processors to:

identify a slave device in communication with the device and the one or more objects; and

determine respective distances between the slave device and the one or more objects.

10. A method for establishing wireless communication, comprising:

receiving, by a computer comprising one or more processors, from a user, instructions to designate the device as a personal area map (PAM) controller;

determining, by the computer, a PAM profile, from a plurality of PAM profiles, associated with the user;

identifying , by the computer, one or more objects associated with the PAM profile;

determining, by the computer, respective location information associated with the one or more objects; and

generating, based at least in part on the respective location information, a PAM associated with the PAM profile.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining location information associated with the computer;

selecting the PAM profile based at least in part on the location information associated with the computer.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein determining the PAM profile further comprises:

receiving, from the user, a selection of the PAM profile.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more objects are coupled to respective wireless tag elements.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the respective wireless tag elements are in communication with one or more wireless sensors to track to the location of the respective wireless tag elements.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein determining respective location information associated with the one or more objects further comprises:

receiving the respective location information from the one or more wireless sensors.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying a first object of the one or more objects; and

determining, based at least in part on location information associated with the first object and location information associated with the computer, whether the first object is outside of a predetermined distance from the computer.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

generating, upon determination that the first object is outside the predetermined distance from the computer, an alert message.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

identifying a slave device in communication with the computer and the one or more objects; and

determining respective distances between the slave device and the one or more objects

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, that when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive, from a user, a designation as a personal area map (PAM) controller;

determine a PAM profile, from a plurality of PAM profiles, associated with the user;

identify one or more objects associated with the PAM profile;

determine respective location information associated with the one or more objects; and

generate, based at least in part on the respective location information, a PAM associated with the PAM profile.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, further comprising instructions that cause the at least one processor to:

determine current location information;

select the PAM profile based at least in part on the current location information.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions to determine the PAM profile further comprise instructions to:

receive, from the user, a selection of the PAM profile.

22. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the one or more objects are coupled to respective wireless tag elements.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the respective wireless tag elements are in communication with one or more wireless sensors to track to the location of the respective wireless tag elements.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the instructions to determine respective location information associated with the one or more objects further comprise instructions to:

receive the respective location information from the one or more wireless sensors.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processors to:

identify a first object of the one or more objects; and

determine, based at least in part on location information associated with the first object and location information associated with a device, whether the first object is outside of a predetermined distance from the device.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:

generate, upon determination that the first object is outside the predetermined distance from the device, an alert message.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processors to:

identify a slave device in communication with the device and the one or more objects; and

determine respective distances between the slave device and the one or more objects.