Methods and systems for presenting the time of the most recently detected presence of a personal area network device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- a first personal area network (PAN) device detecting a first communication of a second PAN device and storing a time of the first communication;
subsequent to detecting the first communication, the first PAN device encountering a triggering event;
upon encountering the triggering event, the first PAN device making a determination that the first PAN device is unable to detect communication of the second PAN device; and
in response to making the determination, the first PAN device presenting the time of the first communication.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for determining the absence of a personal area network (PAN) device and for responsively presenting the time of the last detected presence of the PAN device. In an exemplary embodiment, a PAN device encounters a triggering event and responsively checks and determines that another PAN device is absent. Upon detecting the absence of the other PAN device (such as by detecting an absence of communication from the other PAN device), the exemplary PAN device presents via a user interface an indication of the time that it last detected presence of the other PAN device. By presenting the time of the last detected presence of the other PAN device, the user of the PAN device may be able to recall where he or she was at that time, which may help the user find the misplaced PAN device, hopefully at that location.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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a first personal area network (PAN) device detecting a first communication of a second PAN device and storing a time of the first communication; subsequent to detecting the first communication, the first PAN device encountering a triggering event; upon encountering the triggering event, the first PAN device making a determination that the first PAN device is unable to detect communication of the second PAN device; and in response to making the determination, the first PAN device presenting the time of the first communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A first personal area network (PAN) device comprising:
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a processor; a PAN communication interface; a user interface; and data storage, wherein the processor detects via the PAN communication interface a presence of a second PAN device and responsively stores in the data storage a time of the detected presence, and wherein the processor subsequently detects via the PAN communication interface an absence of the second PAN device and responsively presents via the user interface the time of the detected presence. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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an automobile detecting a first presence of a wireless personal area network (PAN) device in the automobile and storing a time of the first presence; subsequent to detecting the first presence, the automobile detecting a triggering event; in response to detecting the triggering event, the automobile detecting an absence of the device in the automobile; and in response to detecting the absence, the automobile presenting the time of the first presence. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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