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Method and apparatus for notifying device users of a bottleneck status

  • US 9,460,617 B2
  • Filed: 04/29/2014
  • Issued: 10/04/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • causing, at least in part, a detection of movement pattern information associated with at least one device and at least one neighboring device based, at least in part, on the at least one neighboring device dynamically switching between a longer range wireless connectivity and a shorter range wireless connectivity, wherein when the at least one device is initially detected by the at least one neighboring device via the longer range wireless connectivity but later is capable of being detected via the longer range wireless connectivity and the shorter range wireless connectivity, determining that the at least one device and the at least one neighboring device are moving towards each other;

    processing and/or facilitating a processing of the movement pattern information to determine that the at least one device represents at least one potential bottleneck to a movement of the at least one neighboring device; and

    causing, at least in part, a presentation of at least one message to the at least one device, the at least one neighboring device, or a combination thereof regarding the at least one potential bottleneck.

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