Communication system providing data transfer direction determination based upon motion and related methods
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- at least one electronic device configured to wirelessly communicate via a short-range communications format and to determine respective movement thereof; and
at least one mobile communications device comprisinga short-range communications device configured to wirelessly communicate with said at least one electronic device via the short-range communications format, anda controller coupled to said short-range communications device, the controller being configured todetermine a state of movement of said at least one mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device and whether said at least one mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to physical contact therebetween, anddetermine whether to transmit data to said at least one electronic device, receive data from said at least one electronic device, or both transmit data to and receive data from said at least one electronic device, based upon the respective determined state of movement of said mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device and whether said at least one mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to the physical contact therebetween.
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Abstract
A communication system may include at least one electronic device configured to wirelessly communicate via a short-range communications format, and at least one mobile communications device. The at least one mobile communications device may include a short-range communications device configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one electronic device via the short-range communications format, and a controller coupled to the short-range communications device. The controller may be configured to determine a state of movement of the at least mobile communications device, and determine a direction of communication with respect to the at least one electronic device based upon the determined state of movement.
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22 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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at least one electronic device configured to wirelessly communicate via a short-range communications format and to determine respective movement thereof; and at least one mobile communications device comprising a short-range communications device configured to wirelessly communicate with said at least one electronic device via the short-range communications format, and a controller coupled to said short-range communications device, the controller being configured to determine a state of movement of said at least one mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device and whether said at least one mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to physical contact therebetween, and determine whether to transmit data to said at least one electronic device, receive data from said at least one electronic device, or both transmit data to and receive data from said at least one electronic device, based upon the respective determined state of movement of said mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device and whether said at least one mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to the physical contact therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communications device comprising:
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a short-range communications device being configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one electronic device via a short-range communications format, the at least one electronic device being configured to determine respective movement thereof; and a controller coupled to said short-range communications device the controller being configured to determine a state of movement of the mobile communications device and the at least one electronic device and whether said mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to physical contact therebetween, and determine whether to transmit data to said at least one electronic device, receive data from the at least one electronic device, or both transmit data to and receive data from said at least one electronic device, based upon the respective determined state of movement of said mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device and whether said mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to the physical contact therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A communication method for a mobile communications device configured to wirelessly communicate via a short-range communications format with at least one electronic device, the at least one electronic device being configured to determine respective movement thereof, the method comprising:
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determining a state of movement of the at least one mobile communications device and the at least one electronic device and whether the mobile communications device and the at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to physical contact therebetween; and determining whether to transmit data to the at least one electronic device, receive data from the at least one electronic device, or both transmit data to and receive data from said at least one electronic device, based upon the respective determined state of movement of said mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device and whether the mobile communications device and the at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to the physical contact therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for a mobile communications device comprising a short-range communications device carried by a housing and configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one electronic device via a short-range communications format, the at least one electronic device being configured to determine respective movement thereof, and the computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for causing the mobile communications device to perform steps comprising:
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determining a state of movement of the mobile communications device and the at least one electronic device and whether the mobile communications device and the at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to physical contact therebetween; and determining whether to transmit data to said at least one electronic device, receive data from the at least one electronic device, or both transmit data to and receive data from said at least one electronic device, based upon the respective determined state of movement of said mobile communications device and said at least one electronic device and whether the mobile communications device and the at least one electronic device moved toward one another prior to the physical contact therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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