Facilitating use of a device based on short-range wireless technology

摘要

Various devices may include a short-range wireless transmitter and/or one or more short-range wireless readers. When a first device including the transmitter is placed near a second device including the one or more readers, a relative location of the first device may be determined. Information regarding the relative location of the first device, may be used to facilitate use of the first device with a processing device. In one embodiment, the processing device may automatically configure itself, such that the first device may be used with the processing device. In another embodiment, the processing device may provide feedback, such as, for example, step-by-step instructions to facilitate setup and use of the first device with the processing device. In some embodiments, an application program interface may provide information about the device to an application executing on the processing device.

主权项

1. A method for facilitating use of a first device with a second device, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processing device via multiple readers of the second device, at least a portion of a short-range wireless protocol signal from a single transmitter of the first device; detecting, by the processing device, that the first device in proximity to the second device; determining, by the processing device, based on at least the portion of the short-range wireless protocol signal received via the multiple readers of the second device from the transmitter of the first device, a relative location of the first device with respect to the second device; and using, by the processing device, information related to the relative location of the first device to automatically configure the processing device to work with the first device and the second device.