AT&T has filed a patent for an end-user device that allows for efficient communication within a group of devices. The device stores identifications for each device in the group and can send instructions for communication via a dynamically determined channel. This technology aims to improve communication capabilities between devices. GlobalData’s report on AT&T gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Dynamic channel allocation for end-user devices in a group
A recently filed patent (Publication Number: US20230319513A1) describes an end-user device that enables communication with other devices in a group using dynamically determined channels. The device includes a processing system with a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions for carrying out various operations.
The device stores a unique identification for each device in the group and receives an indication of a subset of the group with which to communicate. Upon receiving this indication, the device sends instructions to the target devices to communicate via a dynamically determined channel. The device engages in communication with each target device after they have tuned to the specified channel.
The first indication of the subset can be received via a microphone on the device, and it may be in the form of audio speech from the user. The device can use speech recognition to process the audio speech and determine the subset of devices to communicate with.
The instructions to the target devices can be sent via a common communication channel, which uses a different portion of the wireless spectrum than the dynamically determined channel. The dynamically determined channel is determined in real-time upon receiving the indication.
The device is capable of communicating within a predetermined range of wireless spectrum, but the dynamically determined channel is assigned less than the full range. The device stores information about the sub-groups each device belongs to.
The patent also describes a non-transitory machine-readable medium that includes executable instructions for performing similar operations as the end-user device. The medium obtains identification information for each device in the group, receives verbal commands indicating the subset of devices to communicate with, and transmits instructions to the target devices for communication via dynamically assigned portions of wireless spectrum.
Overall, this patent describes a system that allows an end-user device to communicate with specific subsets of devices in a group using dynamically determined channels. The device can receive indications via a microphone, process speech commands, and engage in communication with the target devices. The system utilizes different portions of the wireless spectrum for different communication channels.
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