Sensor-based touch inquiry control

• US 8,929,817 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2011
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Palin, Arto, Reunamki, Jukka
• Primary Examiner(s): Wendell, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN
• Application Number:
  US13/223,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20120289160A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,223 Days
• Field of Search: 455 411- 413, 455/451, 455/552.1, 455/509, 455/557, 455/41.2, 455/67.11, 455/134, 455/161.3, 455/436, 370/254, 370/338
• US Class Current: 455/41.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection

Abstract

A system for selectively expediting connection establishment between apparatuses. In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus may sense a first change in the disposition of the apparatus, and may initiate device discovery based on the first sensed change. A determination may then be made in the apparatus as to whether another apparatus encountered by the apparatus during device discovery satisfies a predetermined response criteria. The apparatus may then select the other apparatus if it is determined that the other apparatus satisfies the predetermined response criteria.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

sensing a first change in apparatus disposition in an apparatus;

initiating device discovery in the apparatus to detect wireless communication devices in response to the sensed first change;

determining when any detected wireless communication devices satisfy a predetermined response criteria, the predetermined response criteria comprising receiving a plurality of response messages, each of which includes a frequency hopping synchronization packet and an extended inquiry response packet, having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level, wherein the plurality of response messages are received from a single wireless communication device; and

when it is determined by the apparatus that the predetermined response criteria is satisfied, selecting a wireless communication device that satisfies the predetermined response criteria.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein sensing the first change comprises at least one of sensing that the apparatus is moving in a first direction, that the apparatus is accelerating, or that the apparatus has become proximate to an object.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the wireless communication device that satisfies the predetermined response criteria comprises expediting wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and the selected wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising sensing at least one additional change in apparatus disposition in the apparatus;

and

altering the device discovery in the apparatus based on the at least one additional change.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein sensing the at least one additional change comprises at least one of sensing that the apparatus is moving in a direction different from an initial direction, that the apparatus is decelerating, that the apparatus has stopped, or that the apparatus is no longer proximate to an object.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein altering the device discovery comprises at least one of restarting the device discovery or terminating the device discovery.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising if no wireless communication device satisfying the predetermined response criteria is detected, displaying identity information corresponding to any wireless communication devices encountered during device discovery on the apparatus.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the identity information is displayed on the apparatus by listing the identity information for each of the wireless communication devices encountered by the apparatus in order by strength of signals received from each of the wireless communication devices.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined signal strength level indicates that the apparatus and the wireless communication device are within touching range of one another.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of response messages comprises an extended inquiry response having the measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

11. A computer program product, comprising computer executable program code recorded on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the computer executable program code comprising:

code configured to cause an apparatus to sense a first change in apparatus disposition;

code configured to cause the apparatus to initiate device discovery to detect wireless communication devices in response to the sensed first change;

code configured to cause the apparatus to determine when any detected wireless communication devices satisfy a predetermined response criteria, the predetermined response criteria comprising receiving a plurality of response messages, each of which includes a frequency hopping synchronization packet and an extended inquiry response packet, having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level, wherein the plurality of response messages are received from a single wireless communication device; and

code configured to cause the apparatus to, when it is determined by the apparatus that the predetermined response criteria is satisfied, select a wireless communication device that satisfies the predetermined response criteria.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the code configured to cause the apparatus to sense the first change comprises code configured to cause the apparatus to at least one of sense that the apparatus is moving in a first direction, that the apparatus is accelerating, or that the apparatus has become proximate to an object.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the code configured to cause the apparatus to select the wireless communication device that satisfies the predetermined response criteria comprises code configured to cause the apparatus to expedite wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and the selected wireless communication device.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising code configured to cause the apparatus to sense at least one additional change in apparatus disposition;

and

code configured to cause the apparatus to alter the device discovery based on the at least one additional change.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the code configured to cause the apparatus to sense the at least one additional change comprises code configured to cause the apparatus to at least one of sense that the apparatus is moving in a direction different from an initial direction, that the apparatus is decelerating, that the apparatus has stopped, or that the apparatus is no longer proximate to an object.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the code configured to cause the apparatus to alter the device discovery comprises code configured to cause the apparatus to at least one of restart the device discovery or terminate the device discovery.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising code configured to cause the apparatus to, if no wireless communication device satisfying the predetermined response criteria is detected, display identity information corresponding to any wireless communication devices encountered during device discovery on the apparatus.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the identity information is displayed on the apparatus by listing the identity information for each of wireless communication devices encountered by the apparatus in order by strength of signals received from each of the wireless communication devices.

19. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the predetermined signal strength level indicates that the apparatus and the wireless communication device are within touching range of one another.

20. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of response messages comprises an extended inquiry response having the measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

sense a first change in apparatus disposition;

initiate device discovery to detect wireless communication devices in response to the sensed first change;

determining when any detected wireless communication devices satisfy a predetermined response criteria, the predetermined response criteria comprising receiving a plurality of response messages, each of which includes a frequency hopping synchronization packet and an extended inquiry response packet, having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level, wherein the plurality of response messages are received from a single wireless communication device; and

when it is determined by the apparatus that the predetermined response criteria is satisfied, selecting a wireless communication device that satisfies the predetermined response criteria.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to sense the first change comprises the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least one of sense that the apparatus is moving in a first direction, that the apparatus is accelerating, or that the apparatus has become proximate to an object.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to select the wireless communication device that satisfies the predetermined response criteria comprises the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to expedite wireless connection establishment between the apparatus and the selected wireless communication device.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to sense at least one additional change in apparatus disposition;

and

alter the device discovery based on the at least one additional change.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to sense the at least one additional change comprises the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least one of sense that the apparatus is moving in a direction different from an initial direction, that the apparatus is decelerating, that the apparatus has stopped, or that the apparatus is no longer proximate to an object.

26. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to alter the device discovery comprises the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least one of restart the device discovery or terminate the device discovery.

27. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to, if no wireless communication device satisfying the predetermined response criteria is detected, display identity information corresponding to any wireless communication devices encountered during device discovery on the apparatus.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the identity information is displayed on the apparatus by listing the identity information for each of the wireless communication devices encountered by the apparatus in order by strength of signals received from each of the wireless communication devices.

29. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the predetermined signal strength level indicates that the apparatus and the wireless communication device are within touching range of one another.

30. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein each of the plurality of response messages comprises an extended inquiry response having the measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.

31. A system, comprising:

an apparatus; and

wireless communication devices;

the apparatus sensing a first change in apparatus disposition and initiating device discovery to detect wireless communication devices in response to the sensed first change; and

the apparatus further determining when any detected wireless communication devices satisfy a predetermined response criteria, the predetermined response criteria comprising receiving a plurality of response messages, each of which includes a frequency hopping synchronization packet and an extended inquiry response packet, having a measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level, wherein the plurality of response messages are received from a single wireless communication device, and when it is determined by the apparatus that the predetermined response criteria is satisfied, selecting a wireless communication device that satisfies the predetermined response criteria.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the predetermined signal strength level indicates that the apparatus and the wireless communication device are within touching range of one another.

33. The system of claim 31, wherein each of the plurality of response messages comprises an extended inquiry response having the measured signal strength at or above a predetermined signal strength level.