Electronic device and method for connection to external device

This invention describes an electronic device, like a smartphone, that can detect and locate two other nearby electronic devices using wireless signals. It then displays these devices on its screen, showing their relative positions or directions. A user can select both devices on the screen with a gesture to initiate an operation that uses them together.

Why it matters: Filed before Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology became widely integrated into consumer devices. The precise location and direction finding for multiple external devices, central to this invention, is now far more practical and accurate.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic for device discovery and control

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