Location-based wireless device presentation and connection

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for a proximity-based connection facilitation device (“PBC”) may be described which may facilitate discovery and connection to computing devices. The PBC may present visual elements representing devices based on their locations, such as their proximity to the PBC. The PBC may present visual elements for a limited set of devices. The PBC may present computing devices in a visual manner that may depict their proximity to the PBC. The PBC may also provide for facilitated connection to devices that are not as proximate to the PBC. The PBC may facilitate identification of devices that are proximate to an identified device. By facilitating a user in selecting a first device and then visualizing devices proximate to the first device, the PBC may facilitate a user in chaining from a first device to devices that are less easily identified. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

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         26 . An Internet-of-Thing (IoT) device, comprising:
 one or more computer processors;   a wireless communicator, coupled to the one or more computer processors, to wirelessly receive communications from a plurality of other IoT devices;   a device filter to operate on the one or more computer processors to obtain a subset of the plurality of other IoT devices, by filtering out selected ones of the other IoT devices on the basis of one or more filter criteria;   a device location determiner to operate on the one or more computer processors to determine proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device; and   a device location presenter to operate on the one or more computer processors to present visual elements representing the subset of other IoT devices, based at least in part on determined proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device.   
     
     
         27 . The IoT device of  claim 26 , wherein the device location determiner is to determine the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, based at least in part on wireless communication signal information for wireless communications with the plurality of other IoT devices. 
     
     
         28 . The IoT device of  claim 27 , wherein the device location determiner is to determine the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, based at least in part on wireless communication signal strength. 
     
     
         29 . The IoT device of  claim 26 , wherein the device location presenter is to present the visual elements for the subset of other IoT devices in association with the determined proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, to facilitate interaction between the IoT device and the subset of the other IoT devices. 
     
     
         30 . The IoT device of  claim 26 , wherein the device location presenter is to present the visual elements in a list that is sorted by the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         31 . The IoT device of  claim 30 , wherein the device location presenter is to present the visual elements in the list such that the visual elements are spaced apart based on the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         32 . The IoT device of  claim 26 , wherein the device location presenter is to present the visual elements on a two-dimensional layout according to the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         33 . The IoT device of  claim 26 , wherein the device location presenter is to present the visual elements to vary in size according to the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         34 . The IoT device of  claim 26 , wherein the device filter is to obtain the subset of other IoT devices based on device type or device name. 
     
     
         35 . The IoT device of  claim 26 , wherein the IoT device and the other IoT devices are selected ones of computing-capable sensors, computing-capable appliances, home automation devices, or audio/visual equipment. 
     
     
         36 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing instructions written thereon that, in response to execution on an Internet-of-Thing (IoT) device, cause the IoT device to:
 obtain a subset of a plurality of IoT devices from a plurality of other IoT devices in wireless communication with the IoT device, by filtering out selected ones of the other IoT devices on the basis of one or more filtering criteria;   determine proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, based at least in part on communications wirelessly received from respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices; and   present visual elements representing the obtained subset of IoT devices, based at least in part on the determined proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device.   
     
     
         37 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 36 , wherein determine proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device comprises determine proximities of respective ones for the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, based at least in part on wireless communication signal information for wireless communications with the respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices. 
     
     
         38 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 37 , wherein determine proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device comprises determine proximities of respective ones for the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, based at least in part on wireless communication signal strength of wireless communications with the respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices. 
     
     
         39 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 37 , wherein to present comprises to present the visual elements for the subset of other IoT devices in association with the determined proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, to facilitate interaction between the IoT device and the subset of the other IoT devices. 
     
     
         40 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 37 , wherein to present comprises to present the visual elements in a list that is sorted by the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         41 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 40 , wherein to present comprises to present the visual elements in the list such that the visual elements are spaced apart based on the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         42 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 37 , wherein to present comprises to present the visual elements on a two-dimensional layout according to the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         43 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 37 , wherein to present comprises to present the visual elements to vary in size according to the proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device. 
     
     
         44 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 37 , wherein to obtain comprises to obtain the subset of other IoT devices based on device type or device name. 
     
     
         45 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 36 , wherein the instructions are further to cause the IoT device to:
 receive a selection of one of the subset of other IoT devices for which a visual element was presented; and   connect the IoT device to the one of the subset of other IoT devices.   
     
     
         46 . The one or more non-transitory computing-readable media of  claim 36 , wherein the IoT device and the other IoT devices are selected ones of computing-capable sensors, computing-capable appliances, home automation devices, or audio/visual equipment. 
     
     
         47 . A method, comprising:
 obtaining, by an IoT device, a subset of a plurality of other IoT devices in wireless communication with the IoT device, by filtering out selected ones of the other IoT devices on the basis of one or more filtering criteria;   determining, by the IoT devices, proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device; and   presenting, by the IoT device, visual elements representing the obtained subset of other IoT devices, based at least in part on the determined proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device.   
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein determining proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device comprises determining proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, based at least in part on wireless communication signal information for wireless communications with the respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein presenting comprises presenting the visual elements for the subset of other IoT devices in association with the determined proximities of respective ones of the subset of other IoT devices to the IoT device, to facilitate interaction between the IoT device and the subset of the other IoT devices. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the IoT device and the other IoT devices are selected ones of computing-capable sensors, computing-capable appliances, home automation devices, or audio/visual equipment.