Patents by Inventor Michael Kehm

Michael Kehm has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automatically connecting a user equipment device with a partner device
    Patent number: 9338585
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) device of a user may automatically determine an intended partner device with which the user desires to interact by determining its own UE orientation value and receiving a beacon signal that includes a device identifier of a candidate partner device and a device orientation value that indicates an orientation of the candidate partner device. The signal strength value for the beacon signal is determined. The UE selects the candidate partner device as the intended partner device based on at least the signal strength value, the device orientation value that indicates the orientation of the candidate partner device, and the UE orientation value. The UE then transmits a message to the intended partner device using the device identifier of the candidate partner device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventor: Michael Kehm
  • AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTING A USER EQUIPMENT DEVICE WITH A PARTNER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150358760
    Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) device of a user may automatically determine an intended partner device with which the user desires to interact by determining its own UE orientation value and receiving a beacon signal that includes a device identifier of a candidate partner device and a device orientation value that indicates an orientation of the candidate partner device. The signal strength value for the beacon signal is determined. The UE selects the candidate partner device as the intended partner device based on at least the signal strength value, the device orientation value that indicates the orientation of the candidate partner device, and the UE orientation value. The UE then transmits a message to the intended partner device using the device identifier of the candidate partner device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventor: Michael Kehm