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Architecture of managing beacons using access points

  • US 10,237,811 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2017
  • Issued: 03/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, at an access point, a first request from a network controller for a status of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device;

    receiving, by the access point, a wireless advertisement packet from the BLE device;

    transmitting, by the access point, a scan request using information from the wireless advertisement packet, wherein the scan request is transmitted according to the Bluetooth standard;

    receiving, by the access point, a scan response generated by the BLE device in response to receiving the scan request, wherein the scan response includes the status of the BLE device;

    identifying, by the access point, the status of the BLE device based on the wireless advertisement packet;

    transmitting, by the access point, the status of the BLE device to the network controller to facilitate management of the BLE device by the controller;

    receiving, by the access point, a second request from the network controller to change a configuration of the BLE device;

    establishing, by the access point, a Bluetooth connection to the BLE device in response to receiving the second request; and

    transmitting, by the access point, instructions to change the configuration of the BLE device over the Bluetooth connection between the access point and the BLE device.

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