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THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
[39 of 1970]
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THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
(Section 10; Rule 13)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY ORGANIZING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE CONTENT (S-AROUND)

SAMSUNG R&D INSTITUTE INDIA – BANGALORE PRIVATE LIMITED,
#2870, Orion Building, Bagmane Constellation Business Park,
Outer Ring Road, Doddanekundi Circle,
Marathahalli Post, Bangalore – 560037,
Karnataka, India,
an Indian Company

The following Specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed

RELATED APPLICATION

The present invention claims benefit of the Indian Provisional Application No. 3694/CHE/2015 titled " METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY ORGANIZING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE CONTENT (S-AROUND)” by Samsung R&D Institute India – Bangalore Private Limited, filed on 17th July 2015, which is herein incorporated in its entirety by reference for all purposes.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to wireless devices and more particularly relates to a method and system for dynamically organizing and controlling device content (S-around) in user equipment (UE) using multiple antenna based Bluetooth or Wi-Fi chip in the device to identify Angle of Arrival (AoA) / Angle of Departure (AoD).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Angle of arrival (AoA) is direction of propagation of a radio-frequency wave incident on an antenna array. AoA determines the direction by measuring the Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) at individual elements of the array, from these delays the AoA can be calculated. With the help of communication technologies such as, but not limited to, NFC, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi chipset on the user equipment (UE) having multiple antennas, and based on the antenna element position of multiple devices, the location or position of the devices can be identified. The methods angle arrival and the angle of departure (AoD) can be useful to identify the other devices and their direction before initiating the wireless communication.

The power of the chipset also plays an important role in the AoA and AoD as the power of the chipset can define the range of the selection or searching for the UE or the device. For example, BLE based AoA/ AoD process can identify the other devices within ~6m (approx.) location range, Wi-Fi based AoA/ AoD process can identify the other devices within ~60m (approx.) location range, and the like. Within this location range, user mobility or relative positions can also be identified. For example, User moves from one place to other place, first user moving towards or away from the second user and so on.

Further, the AoA/ AoD process can also provide isometric information, wherein BLE/Wi-Fi can be identified in 3D. For example, the AoA/ AOD process can provide information about other devices which of different floors. Further, the AoA/ AoD process can provide interoperability, wherein even with the old devices, new device with multiple antennas can be operated.

But, the existing AoA/ AoD process does not provide quick and user friendly interface for retrieving relevant data. Further, the current AoA/ AoD process cannot be brought out in complete device engineering and applied to all the applications. Further, the existing AoA/ AoD process does not provide quick accessibility.

Thus, there is need for a method and system for dynamically organizing and controlling device content (S-around) that can provide quick and user friendly interface for retrieving relevant data, can bring in complete device engineering and applied to all the applications, and provide quick accessibility.

The above mentioned shortcomings, disadvantages and problems are addressed herein and which will be understood by reading and studying the following specification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The various embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for method for managing user content on a first user equipment (UE). The present invention discloses using multiple antenna based Bluetooth or Wi-Fi chip in the device to identify Angle of Arrival (AoA) / Angle of Departure (AoD), identifying the other device or other device user, and their corresponding position relative to the current user, and controlling the device content based on the identified one or more other devices or other device users. Further, the present invention discloses organizing or controlling the device content, utilizing the power of AoA/AoD technology.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing user content on a first user equipment (UE), comprises steps of identifying, by a first User Equipment (UE), relative position of one or more second user equipment’s (UE’s) with respect to the first UE, identifying a location where the one or more second UE’s are to be displayed on the first UE, selecting one or more second UE’s displayed on the first UE based on the identified location, and accessing user content of the selected one or more second UE’s by the first UE.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method further comprises steps of receiving at least one gesture for one or more second UE’s displayed to the first UE, and invoking an action for the received at least one gesture for the one or more second UE’s, wherein invoking actions on one or more second UEs comprises one or more of retrieving information related to one or more second UEs, accessing/providing service from/to one or more second UEs, and launching a device application with meta-data corresponding one or more identified second UEs.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, identifying the relative position of the one or more second UE’s comprises steps of finding a priority value of each of the one or more second UE’s, and rendering the one or more second UE’s based on the priority value on a display of the first UE. According to another embodiment of the present invention, the relative position of the one or more second UE’s is identified based on an angle of arrival (AoA) or angle of departure (AoD) of the one or more second UE’s with respect to the first UE.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, identifying the priority value comprises of identifying one or more priority value parameters associated with one or more second UEs with respect to first UE, wherein the one or more priority value comprises at least one of sensor information, mobility information, line of sight information, cone of interest information, and sound source associated with the second UEs.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, displaying the one or more second UEs to the first UE comprises of organizing the one or more second UEs, wherein organizing the one or more second UEs comprises at least one of grouping, sorting, and displaying with different display attributes.

The foregoing has outlined, in general, the various aspects of the invention and is to serve as an aid to better understanding the more complete detailed description which is to follow. In reference to such, there is to be a clear understanding that the present invention is not limited to the method or application of use described and illustrated herein. It is intended that any other advantages and objects of the present invention that become apparent or obvious from the detailed description or illustrations contained herein are within the scope of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The other objects, features and advantages will occur to those skilled in the art from the following description of the preferred embodiment and the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating modes of organizing/ controlling the device content, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic flow diagram illustrating displaying second users in the device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating system performing organizing/ controlling the device content using presentation mode based on device context, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of launching device content with meta-data during presentation mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an embodiment of organizing meta-data during presentation mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a use case for the embodiment of organizing meta-data during presentation mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating sharing the content during functional mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating prioritizing the user based on the sensor information, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating prioritizing the user based on the mobility, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating prioritizing the user based on the line of sight (LOS), according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating prioritizing the user based on the cone of interest (COI), according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating prioritizing the user based on the sound, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating prioritizing the user using organizing the meta-data based on Priority, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating grouping of users or devices, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating using the device in one sided mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating security feature of the present system and method for organizing and controlling the device content, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating operating of the device based on the device context, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 18 is a schematic block diagram illustrating architecture of the system for organizing/ controlling the device content, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Although specific features of the present invention are shown in some drawings and not in others. This is done for convenience only as each feature may be combined with any or all of the other features in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The various embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for method for managing user content on a first user equipment (UE). In the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims.

The specification may refer to “an”, “one” or “some” embodiment(s) in several locations. This does not necessarily imply that each such reference is to the same embodiment(s), or that the feature only applies to a single embodiment. Single features of different embodiments may also be combined to provide other embodiments.

As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless expressly stated otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “includes”, “comprises”, “including” and/or “comprising” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations and arrangements of one or more of the associated listed items.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

The present invention provides a system and method for managing user content on first user equipment (UE). The person having ordinarily skilled in the art can understand that the described embodiments use cases are for better understanding and illustration of the present invention, but not limit to scope of the present invention. The embodiments of the present invention are described with respect to user equipment (UE) that can be any of electronic devices such as, but not limited to, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, PDA, camera, smart watch, and the like, and the person having ordinarily skilled in the art can understand that any of the electronic device with communication and sharing capabilities can be used, without departing from the scope of the invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing user content on first user equipment (UE) is described herein. According to the present invention, the method comprises step of identifying, by a first User Equipment (UE), relative position of one or more second user equipment’s (UE’s) with respect to the first UE. The first UE wishes to access or share data with the one or more second UEs and thus attempts to identify one or more second UEs by searching the one or more second UEs. While searching, the first UE identifies relative position of the one or more second UEs which are within the pre-determined range of communication of the first UE. In an embodiment of the present invention, the first UE identifies the relative position of the one or more second UE’s based on an angle of arrival (AoA) or angle of departure (AoD) of the one or more second UE’s with respect to the first UE.

In an embodiment of the present invention, identifying the relative position of the one or more second UEs with respect to the first UE comprises of finding a priority value of each of the one or more second UE’s, wherein identifying the priority value comprises of identifying one or more priority value parameters associated with one or more second UEs with respect to first UE, wherein the one or more priority value comprises at least one of, but not limited to, sensor information, mobility information, line of sight information, cone of interest information, sound source associated with the second UEs, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Further, identifying the relative position of the one or more second UEs with respect to the first UE comprises of rendering the one or more second UE’s based on the priority value on a display of the first UE.

Further, the method comprises of identifying a location where the one or more second UE’s are to be displayed on the first UE. Upon identifying the one or more second UEs, the first UE displays the one or more second UEs on a display so that user can easily recognize the one or more second UEs, wherein displaying the one or more second UEs to the first UE comprises of organizing the one or more second UEs, wherein organizing the one or more second UEs comprises at least one of, but not limited to, grouping, sorting, displaying with different display attributes, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Further, the method comprises step of selecting one or more second UE’s displayed on the first UE based on the identified location. The display of the first UE displays the one or more second UEs along with the relative position from the first UE based on angle of arrival and angle of departure. Upon displaying, one or more second UEs can be selected by the first UE from the displayed second UEs based on the identified location. The user of the first UE can select the one or more second UEs based on criteria’s that includes, but not limited to, proximity from the first UE, content present in similar with the first UE, content present different from the first UE, preference of the user of the first UE, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Further, the method comprises step of accessing user content of the selected one or more second UE’s by the first UE. Upon selecting the one or more second UE’s, the contents of the one or more second UE’s can be displayed on the display of the first UE. Upon displaying the contents of the one or more second UE’s, the user of the first UE can access the user contents of the selected one or more second UE’s. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user content of the selected one or more second UE’s can be the content which is similar to the content present in the first UE. In another embodiment of the present invention, the user content of the selected one or more second UE’s can be the content which is different from the content present in the first UE. The person having ordinarily skilled in the art can understand that the content that is displayed and made available to the user for access can be any of the data selected by the user of the first UE, without departing from the scope of the invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for managing user content on the first user equipment (UE) further comprises step of receiving at least one gesture for one or more second UE’s displayed to the first UE and invoking an action for the received at least one gesture for the one or more second UE’s. Upon displaying the one or more second UE’s on the first UE, the user of the first UE can perform one or more gestures on the displayed one or more second UE’s to invoke/ perform one or more tasks/ actions with respect to the displayed one or more second UE’s. In an embodiment of the present invention, the one or more gestures can include, but not limited to, swiping to the left, right, up, or down, long press, using multiple fingers to spread, and the like, and the person having ordinarily skilled in the art can understand that any of the known gestures can be used to invoke/ perform one or more tasks/ actions on the displayed one or more second UE’s on the display of the first UE, without departing from the scope of the invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the one or more tasks/ actions that can be invoked on the displayed one or more second UE’s and their associated content can include, but not limited to, retrieving information related to one or more second UEs, accessing/providing service from/to one or more second UEs, and launching a device application with meta-data corresponding one or more identified second UEs, copying the content from the one or more second UE’s to the first UE, transferring the data files, deleting the content from either one or more second UE’s, establishing secure connection between the one or more second UE’s and the first UE for exchange of information and data files, and the like, without departing from the scope of invention.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram 100 illustrating modes of organizing/ controlling the device content, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 100, the present system and method allows user device or user equipment (UE) to organize/ control the device content. The device content can be from context of the user device or from the user. In an embodiment of the present invention, the device content with respect to the device context can be any of, but not limited to, applications stored in the user device, settings of the user device, services, web, social networking sites, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the device content with respect to the user context can be any of, but not limited to, application data associated with the user, user settings, mails, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention.

According to the Figure 1, the device content can be controlled/ organized in either presentation mode, or functional mode. In the presentation mode, the device content can be organized and displayed to the user for controlling. In the functional mode, the displayed device content can be controlled and one or more functions can be performed on the device content. The one or more functions that can be performed by the UE or user device are described herein above, and thus not described herein again to avoid repetition.

Figure 2 is a schematic flow diagram 200 illustrating a method for managing user content on a first user equipment (UE), according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the flow diagram 200, at step 202, the first User Equipment (UE) identifies relative position of one or more second user equipment’s (UE’s) with respect to the first UE. At step 204, the first UE identifies a location where the one or more second UE’s are to be displayed on the first UE. Further, at step 206, the first UE selects one or more second UE’s displayed on the first UE based on the identified location. Further, at step 208, the first UE accesses user content of the selected one or more second UE’s by the first UE.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram 300 illustrating system performing organizing/ controlling the device content using presentation mode based on device context, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 300, user device of a user 302 identifies two users and their respective user devices user1 304 and user2 306 based on angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD). Upon identifying and based on the settings, the user wishes to see all the applications present on the user1 304 and user2 306. The user1 304 comprises of applications App1, App2 and App3 and the user2 306 comprises of the applications AppX, and AppY. As the user1 304 and user2 306 are identified on the left side and right side of the user device 302 respectively, the applications running on the respective user1 304 and user2 306 are also presented/ displayed on the corresponding sides of display of the user device 302.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram 400 illustrating an embodiment of launching device content with meta-data during presentation mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method of displaying the one or more applications on the user device with respect to presentation mode is described herein above in Figure 3. According to the diagram 400, applications running on user devices user1 404 and user2 406 can be displayed on display of user device 402. Each of the applications and user content present in a gallery of the user1 404 and the user2 406 can be associated with the meta-data of the users of the user1 404 and the user2 406. When the user of the user device 402 taps on one of the application icons of the user1 404 or user2 406, the meta-data associated with the respective user can be identified and the particular application can be opened on the display of user device 402 as part of the presentation mode.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram 500 illustrating an embodiment of organizing meta-data during presentation mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention. The present diagram 500 illustrates organizing device content of other user devices user1 504 and user 506 on a display of a user device 502 based on meta-data of the users of the other user devices user1 504 and user2 506. Upon selecting an application on the user device 502, user content associated with the selected application in both the other user devices user1 504 and user2 506 can be identified based on the meta-data and displayed on the display of the user device 502.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram 600 illustrating a use case for the embodiment of displaying one or more user devices during presentation mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 600, one or more second UEs, UE1 604, UE2 606, UE3 608 and UE4 610 can be present within the proximity of user device UE 602. User of the UE 602 wishes to identify the second UEs and organize data on display of the UE 602. Based on location and angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD), the second UEs UE1 604, UE2 606, UE3 608 and UE4 610 are displayed on the display of the UE 602.

In an embodiment of the present invention, all of the second UEs present within the proximity of the UE 602 can be displayed on the display of the UE 602 with fixed icon size. In another embodiment of the present invention, the second UEs present within the proximity of the UE 60w can be displayed on the display of the UE 602 with variable size, wherein the closer the second UE, bigger the icon, and farther the second UE, smaller the icon, and the like. In another embodiment of the present invention, the second UEs can be displayed on the UE 602 in at least one of the form, such as, but not limited to, grouped icons, list, dropped down menu, pop up menu, small icons, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention. In another embodiment of the present invention, the user of the UE 602 can create one or more groups of one or more second UEs based on requirement. The person having ordinarily skilled in the art can understand that the user of the UE 602 can perform one or more functionalities on the second UEs as per presentation mode, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram 700 illustrating sharing the content during functional mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 700, device content of user of user device 702 can be displayed on display of the user device 702 and other user devices user1 704, user2 706, user 708 and user4 710 are identified around the user device 702. The user of the user device 702 wishes to share one or more device contents with the user1 704. So, upon identifying the other user devices, the user of the user device 702 swipes on the display the device content in the direction of the user1 704. The user device 702
Identifies the other user device user1 704 present in the particular direction and shares the selected device content with the user1 704.

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram 800 illustrating prioritizing the user based on the sensor information, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 800, the sensor information of user device 802 can be used to identify the function/ action to be invoked/ performed with respect to other user devices. For an instance, upon identifying one or more other user devices, user of the user device 802 tilts the user device to the right. Upon identifying the tilt of the user device 802 based on one or more of, but not limited to, accelerometer, compass, gyroscope, and the like, the user device 802 identifies the direction of the tilt and the other user devices present in that direction. Based on the direction of tilt and the other user devices present, device content of the one or more other user devices present in that direction are selected and displayed on display of the user device 802.

Figure 9 is a schematic diagram 900 illustrating prioritizing the user based on the mobility, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 900, the present method prioritizes the one or more other user devices present within the vicinity based on parameters such as, but not limited to, direction of movement, quantity of data to be shared/ organized, the other device set as priority device, and the like, but not limited thereto. For instance, user device 902 identifies two other user devices user1 904 and user2 906 within the proximity, out of which, usre1 904 is moving towards the user device 902 and the user2 906 is moving away from the user device 902. As the incoming or the user device coming towards the user device 902 is having higher priority than the device which is moving away, the user device 902 gives higher priority to the user1 904 and lesser priority to use2 906, and thus performs one or more actions with respect to the user1 904. In another embodiment of the present invention, the user device 902 can give more priority to the other device which is moving away than the device which is moving towards the user device 902, based on the user settings, and the person having ordinarily skilled in the art can understand that setting priority to the selection of the other device can be done either manually or automated, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Figure 10 is a schematic diagram 1000 illustrating prioritizing the user based on the line of sight (LOS), according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1000, content displayed on display of user device 1002 can be prioritized and arranged based on other user device present on line of sight. For instance, the user device 1002 identifies the other user device and points the user device 1002 towards it. The user device 1002 identifies the other user device on the line of sight, and organizes and displays the device content associated with the other user device on the display of the user device 1002.

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram 1100 illustrating prioritizing the user based on the cone of interest (COI), according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1100, user device 1102 identifies one or more other user devices within cone of interest of the user device 1102 and prioritizes the other user devices present within the cone of interest (COI). The user devices 1102 organizes the content associated with the other user devices present in the COI first and the other user devices outside the COI later.

For instance, the user device 1102 identifies other user devices D1, D2, D3, and D4 present within the cone of interest (COI) and D5, D6, D7, and D8 present outside the cone of interest (COI). Therefore, the user device 1102 prioritizes the D1, D2, D3, and D4 first and organizes content associated with the D1, D2, D3, and D4. Once the organization of the content associated with the D1, D2, D3, and D4 is performed, then the content associated with the devices D5, D6, D7, and D8 can be organized.

Figure 12 is a schematic diagram 1200 illustrating prioritizing the user based on the sound, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1200, user device 1202 can identify other user device based on audio input received from the other user device and prioritizes the other user devices based on the received audio input. According to the diagram 1200, the one or more other user devices can transmit audio signals to the user device 1202. The user device 1202 can receive the audio input from the other user devices, prioritizes the other user devices based on the received audio input and organizes the content associated with the other user devices based on the priority.

For instance, the user device 1202 receives and identifies audio or sound input from user device user 2 1204 and identifies the user 2 as of the priority than of other user devices within the proximity. Upon prioritizing, the user device 1202 can organize the content associated with the user 2 1204 on display of the user device 1202. In an embodiment of the present invention, if the user device receives audio or sound input from more than one other user devices, then based on at least one of, but not limited to, reception time and frequency level, noise, and the like, the user device prioritizes the other user devices and organizes the content associated with them, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Figure 13 is a schematic diagram 1300 illustrating prioritizing the user using organizing the meta-data based on Priority, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1300, the user device can prioritizes the one or more other user devices and based on the priority, can share display of the user device for organizing the device content of the one or more other user devices. For instance, the user device 1302 identifies the other user devices user1 1304 and user2 1306, wherein the user1 1304 is having higher priority than the user2 1306. Based on the priority, the user device 1302 shares more portion of the display to the user1 1304 than the user2 1306 to organize the device content of the user1 1304 and the user2 1306.

Figure 14 is a schematic diagram 1400 illustrating grouping of users or devices, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1400, user of the user device 1402 can create one or more groups of the other user devices identified in the proximity by performing at least one gestures on display of the user device 1402, wherein the gestures can include, any one of, but not limited to, encircling around two or more other user devices, creating a zone around two or more other user devices, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention.

For instance, the user device 1402 identifies users U1, U2, U3 at one side of a meeting room, and U4, U5, U6, and U7 at the other side of the meeting room. Based on the location and angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD), the user device can identify the presence of the other user devices. Now, the user of the user device 1402 forms a group consisting of user devices U5, U6 and U7 by making a swiping gesture around the devices U5, U6, and U7. The user device 1402 can consider the group as another individual user device, and thus can control, organize and communicate with the member user devices of the group in a similar way as it does with the other individual user device, without departing from the scope of the invention.

In another embodiment of the present invention, user device can allocate portion of display to one or more other user devices for organizing the device content of the other devices, and screen off or switch off the other unallocated portion of the user device, without departing from the scope of the invention. Figure 15 is a schematic diagram 1500 illustrating using the device in one sided mode, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1500, the user device 1502 has allocated portion of the display to the user1 1504 and the other portion is unallocated. According to the embodiment, the allocated portion is shown as 1506 and is displaying content of the user1 1504 for organizing. While the portion shown as 1508 is blacked, this is unallocated to any other user device for displaying their device contents for organizing.

In another embodiment of the present invention, user device can modify device configuration upon identifying any other user device coming towards the user device, and while moving away from the user device, wherein the device configurations that can be modified can include, but not limited to, brightness, icon size, color, knox mode, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention. Figure 16 is a schematic diagram 1600 illustrating security feature of the present system and method for organizing and controlling the device content, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1600, when a second user with second user device comes towards the user device, the user device can identify the second device based on the angle of arrival (AoA). Based on the arrival of the second device, the device configurations are modified. As the second device moves away from the user device, based on the angle of departure (AoD), moving away from the second device is detected and the device configurations are again modified, without departing from the scope of the invention.

In another embodiment of the present invention, user of user device can control one or more of any embedded devices, such as, television, washing machine, refrigerator, microwave oven, music system, home lighting system, home security system, and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention. Figure 17 is a schematic diagram 1700 illustrating operating of the device based on the device context, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the diagram 1700, the user device 1702 can be synced with television, refrigerator, washing machine, and oven. The user can tap on icons of the respective devices to access services from the one or more of the synced electronic devices. In another embodiment of the present invention, one or more gestures can be assigned and used to access one or more services from the one or more electronic devices, without departing from the scope of the invention.

Figure 18 is a schematic block diagram illustrating architecture of a user device or user equipment (UE) 1800 for organizing/ controlling device content, according to an embodiment of the present invention. According to the block diagram, the user device 1800 comprises of an engine 1802, a device/ user identification module 1804, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) transceiver 1806, and a database 1808.

According to the block diagram, the Bluetooth low energy (BLE) transceiver 1806 comprises of one or more antennas and can identify one or more other user devices within the proximity. In an embodiment of the present invention, the transceiver 1806 can be any of, but not limited to, Wi-Fi, data packet, and the like communication capable one or more antennas, without departing from the scope of the invention. The transceiver 1806 checks for available devices within proximity based on angle of arrival (AoA) and angle of departure (AoD).

Further, the database 1808 of the user device 1800 stores information related to the device as well as to the user. The description for type of device content and user content that can be stored in the database 1808 of the user device 1800 is described herein above, and thus not described herein again to avoid repetition. Further, the user device 1800 comprises of the device/ user identification module 1804, wherein the BLE transceiver 1806 identifies one or more other user devices within the proximity and transmits information to the device/ user identification module 1804. The device/ user identification module 1804 identifies the other device of the user based on identification parameters. In an embodiment of the present invention, the identification parameters can include, but not limited to, mobile number, user created profile, IMEI number, subscriber identity module (SIM) information, and the like, and the person having ordinarily skilled in the art can understand that the identification parameters can be any of the parameters based on which the device/ user identification module 1804 can identify one or more other user devices, without departing from the scope of the invention. The device/ user identification module 1804 can further store the other user device information in the database 1808 for future reference.

Further, the user device 1800 comprises of the engine 1802 that handles the other modules of the user device 1800. The engine 1802 receives the identity information from the BLE transceiver 1806 indicating identification of one or more other device within the proximity and transmits the information to the device/ user identification module 1804. Further, the user device 1800 comprises of a software development kit (SDK) 1810 that is used for identifying the one or more other user devices, and organizing or controlling device/ user contents of the one or more other user devices. The SDK 1810 can be stored in the database 1808 of the user device 1800 and running on the engine 1802. The SDK 1810 can be further handling one or more applications Application1 1812a, Application2 1812b, and Application n 1812n, wherein the SDK 1810 can organize/ control content associated with the applications Application1 1812a, Application2 1812b, and Application3 1812c.

The present embodiments have been described with reference to specific example embodiments; it will be evident that various modifications and changes may be made to these embodiments without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the various embodiments. Furthermore, the various devices, modules, and the like described herein may be enabled and operated using hardware circuitry, for example, complementary metal oxide semiconductor based logic circuitry, firmware, software and/or any combination of hardware, firmware, and/or software embodied in a machine readable medium. For example, the various electrical structure and methods may be embodied using transistors, logic gates, and electrical circuits, such as application specific integrated circuit.

Although the embodiments herein are described with various specific embodiments, it will be obvious for a person skilled in the art to practice the invention with modifications. However, all such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the claims. It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the embodiments described herein and all the statements of the scope of the embodiments which as a matter of language might be said to fall there between.

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CLAIMS

We Claim:
1. A method for managing user content on a first user equipment (UE), comprising:
identifying, by the first User Equipment (UE), relative position of one or more second user equipment’s (UE’s) with respect to the first UE;
identifying a location where the one or more second UE’s are to be displayed on the first UE;
selecting one or more second UE’s displayed on the first UE based on the identified location; and
accessing user content of the selected one or more second UE’s by the first UE.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
receiving at least one gesture for one or more second UE’s displayed to the first UE; and
invoking an action for the received at least one gesture for the one or more second UE’s.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the relative position of the one or more second UE’s comprises of:
finding a priority value of each of the one or more second UE’s; and
rendering the one or more second UE’s based on the priority value on a display of the first UE.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the relative position of the one or more second UE’s is identified based on an angle of arrival (AoA) or angle of departure (AoD) of the one or more second UE’s with respect to the first UE.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the priority value comprises of identifying one or more priority value parameters associated with one or more second UEs with respect to first UE, wherein the one or more priority value comprises at least one of sensor information, mobility information, line of sight information, cone of interest information, and sound source associated with the second UEs.

6. The method of claim 1, displaying the one or more second UEs to the first UE comprises of organizing the one or more second UEs, wherein organizing the one or more second UEs comprises at least one of grouping, sorting, and displaying with different display attributes.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein invoking actions on one or more second UEs comprises one or more of retrieving information related to one or more second UEs, accessing/providing service from/to one or more second UEs, and launching a device application with meta-data corresponding one or more identified second UEs.

Dated this the 12th day of July 2016
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KEERTHI J S
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