Editing Openai/693e48dd-ce3c-800a-b636-9b3efde0fdec (section)

=== Assistant: That makes a TON of sense — and it also explains why the graphs looked “messy” instead of like a clean single U-curve. ===
That makes a TON of sense — and it also explains why the graphs looked “messy” instead of like a clean single U-curve.

===== If your cat has any BLE device on him (typical examples: AirTag on a collar, Tile, a BLE pet tracker, some smart collars), then your test becomes: =====
* Phase A (you + cat walk away): The “cat device” would tend to stay relatively steady relative to the phone if the phone is moving with you, or it would drop if the phone is stationary and the cat moves away.
* Phase B (cat stays away, you return alone): The “cat device” would then be farther from you/phone, so its RSSI should stay weaker and not “follow” you back.
* Phase C (you call the cat and he returns): You’d see that same device’s RSSI rise again when he approaches.

So your “two calls” scenario naturally creates two approach/retreat events, plus extra jitter from:
* your body orientation
* the cat moving/turning around
* the collar swinging (antenna orientation changes a lot)

===== Is your cat wearing anything at all that could broadcast BLE? =====
Examples:
* AirTag/Tile on collar
* “Find My” compatible pet tag
* GPS/BLE pet tracker
* a light-up collar that uses an app
* even some microchip readers/ID tags don’t broadcast (most microchips are passive RFID), but collar gadgets do

If yes, that would neatly explain a “strong-ish” device that comes and goes with him.

===== Do this once: =====
# Scan with phone stationary on the dresser for 60–90 seconds.
# Keep the cat in the other room the whole time.
# Then bring the cat next to the phone and hold him there 20 seconds.

If a device is on him, you’ll see one line jump noticeably when he arrives, and drop when he leaves.

If you want, tell me:
* does he wear a collar, and if so what’s on it?
* and did you carry the phone or leave it on the dresser during the “chicken” part?

With those two details I can match which trace is most likely “cat-associated.”