Home locating network
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1. A method for identifying a location of an electronic device within a local area, comprising:
- storing in the electronic device at least one invalid location;
determining a signal characteristic of a wireless communication from one or more wireless devices in the local area to the electronic device, said determining performed by the electronic device;
determining the location of the electronic device based on a comparison of the determined signal characteristic from the one or more wireless devices to a plurality of reference signal characteristics,wherein when the determined location of the electronic device is at least partially in the at least one invalid location, changing the determined location to a valid location adjacent to the at least one invalid location.
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Abstract
A system, device and method for identifying, within a local area, a location of an electronic device, such as a mobile telephone, includes determining a signal characteristic of a wireless communication from one or more wireless devices in the local area to the electronic device, wherein determining is performed by the electronic device. Then, based on a comparison of the determined signal characteristic from the one or more wireless devices to a plurality of reference signal characteristics the location of the electronic device in the local area is determined.
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1. A method for identifying a location of an electronic device within a local area, comprising:
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storing in the electronic device at least one invalid location; determining a signal characteristic of a wireless communication from one or more wireless devices in the local area to the electronic device, said determining performed by the electronic device; determining the location of the electronic device based on a comparison of the determined signal characteristic from the one or more wireless devices to a plurality of reference signal characteristics, wherein when the determined location of the electronic device is at least partially in the at least one invalid location, changing the determined location to a valid location adjacent to the at least one invalid location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for using an electronic device to identify a location of the electronic device within a local area, wherein said electronic device includes a short range wireless transceiver, comprising:
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storing in the electronic device at least one invalid location; using the short range transceiver to scan for wireless devices in the local area; collecting in the electronic device an identifier of each wireless device that responds to the scan, and a signal characteristic of the responding wireless device; and determining the location of the electronic device in the local area based on the logged data, wherein when the determined location of the electronic device is at least partially in the at least one invalid location, changing the determined location to a valid location adjacent to the at least one invalid location. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a short range wireless transmitter and receiver; a scanning circuit operative to command the wireless transmitter and receiver to perform a scan for wireless devices in at least part of a local area, and to determine a signal characteristic of a response to the scan; a logging circuit operative to log in memory of the electronic device an identifier of the responding wireless devices and the corresponding signal characteristic; and a determination circuit operative to determine a location of the electronic device within the local area based on the logged data, wherein at least one invalid location is stored in memory of the electronic device, and wherein when the determination circuit determines the location of the electronic device is at least partially in the at least one invalid location, the determination circuit changes the determined location to a valid location adjacent to the at least one invalid location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for controlling the operation of at least one electronic appliance within a local area, comprising:
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the portable electronic device configured to determine a location of the electronic device within a local area; a plurality of wireless devices arranged within the local area; a controller operatively coupled to the at least one electronic appliance, wherein the electronic device is operative to wirelessly provide the location of the electronic device within the local area to the controller, and the controller is operative to control the operation of the at least one electronic appliance based on the location of the electronic device in the local area, wherein at least one invalid location is stored in memory of the electronic device, and wherein when the electronic device determines the location of the electronic device is at least partially in the at least one invalid location, the electronic device changes the determined location to a valid location adjacent to the at least one invalid location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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