Environment identification based on multiple proximate hubs
View Patent ↗An audio/video (A/V) hub that determines an environment of a portable electronic device is described. In particular, the A/V hub may identify the environment based on performance information about communication between the portable electronic device and receiver devices (which was received from the receiver devices), and a history of behavior of an individual associated with the portable electronic device and the A/V hub. Alternatively, the A/V hub may identify the environment based on performance information about communication between the portable electronic device and the A/V hub and the portable electronic device and another A/V hub (which was received from the portable electronic device and/or the other A/V hub), and a history of behavior of an individual associated with the portable electronic device and the A/V hub. Based on the determination, the A/V hub provides an instruction to power on an A/V display device in the environment.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more antennas;
an interface circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more antennas, wherein the electronic device is configured to:
receive, via the interface circuit, a first message associated with a first receiver device with first performance information about communication between the first receiver device and a portable electronic device;
receive, via the interface circuit, a second message associated with a second receiver device with second performance information about communication between the second receiver device and the portable electronic device;
determine that the portable electronic device is in a first environment based on the first performance information, the second performance information, and a history of behavior of an individual associated with the portable electronic device and the electronic device; and
provide, via the interface circuit, an instruction to power on a display device in the first environment based on the determination.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first environment and the second environment are one of: in a room in a building, and adjacent rooms in the building.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when the determination is inconclusive, the electronic device is configured to provide, via the interface circuit, a question for the portable electronic device requesting that an environment of the portable electronic device be specified.
4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured to provide, via the interface circuit, content to the display device based on the history of behavior of the individual associated with the electronic device.
5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the determination is based on a comparison of the first performance information and the second performance information.
6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the determination is based on a location of the portable electronic device, which is determined based on the first performance information and the second performance information.
7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein given performance information in the first performance information and the second performance information includes a received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the given performance information in the first performance information and the second performance information includes time-of-flight information for the communication between the given receiver device and the portable electronic device.
9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is configured to:
transcode content for the individual based on a format of the display device; and
provide, via the interface circuit, the transcoded content for the display device.
10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further comprises:
a processor; and
a memory, coupled to the processor, which stores a program module, wherein, when executed by the processor, the program module causes the electronic device to perform one or more of: the receiving of the first message, the receiving of the second message, the determining that the portable electronic device is in the first environment, and the providing the instruction.
11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use with an electronic device, the computer-readable storage medium storing a program module that, when executed by the electronic device, determines an environment of a portable electronic device by performing one or more operations comprising:
receiving, via an interface circuit in the electronic device, a first message associated with a first receiver device with first performance information about communication between the first receiver device and the portable electronic device;
receiving, via the interface circuit, a second message associated with a second receiver device with second performance information about communication between the second receiver device and the portable electronic device;
determining that the portable electronic device is in a first environment of the first receiver device based on the first performance information, the second performance information, and a history of behavior of an individual associated with the portable electronic device and the electronic device; and
providing, via the interface circuit, an instruction to power on a display device in the first environment based on the determination.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the first environment and the second environment are one of: in a room in a building, and adjacent rooms in the building.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more operations comprise providing, via the interface circuit and when the determination is inconclusive, a question for the portable electronic device requesting that the environment of the portable electronic device be specified.
14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more operations comprise providing, via the interface circuit content to the display device based on the history of behavior of the individual associated with the electronic device.
15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the determination is based on a comparison of the first performance information and the second performance information.
16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the determination is based on a location of the portable electronic device, which is determined based on the first performance information and the second performance information.
17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein given performance information includes a received signal strength indicator (RSSI).
18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the given performance information includes time-of-flight information for the communication between the given receiver device and the portable electronic device.
19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more operations comprise:
transcoding content for the individual based on a format of the display device; and
providing, via the interface circuit, the transcoded content for the display device.
20. A method for determining an environment of a portable electronic device, wherein the method comprises:
by an electronic device:
receiving, via an interface circuit in the electronic device, a first message associated with a first receiver device with first performance information about communication between the first receiver device and the portable electronic device;
receiving, via the interface circuit, a second message associated with a second receiver device with second performance information about communication between the second receiver device and the portable electronic device;
determining that the portable electronic device is in a first environment of the first receiver device based on the first performance information, the second performance information, and a history of behavior of an individual associated with the portable electronic device and the electronic device; and
providing, via the interface circuit, an instruction to power on a display device in the first environment based on the determination.