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Radiobeacon data sharing by forwarding low energy transmissions to a cloud host

  • US 10,389,459 B2
  • Filed: 07/29/2018
  • Issued: 08/20/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing apparatus, which comprises:

  • a) an administrative server having an IP address, said server having a memory with executable program instructions, wherein said server is enabled to access an administrative database, said database having records of device identifiers associated with a community of registered users, wherein users are defined by ownership of one or more smart devices and associated radiotags registered in said database, said users having each a user profile;

    b) an application having an instruction set, wherein said instruction set when copied to, installed and operated on a smart device, is configured to enable a host smart device to send radio messages to and to receive radio messages from said administrative server;

    further characterized in that said instruction set is configured to cause operations to be performed by an enabled smart device upon receipt of a low energy radiobeacon signal from a radiotag;

    the operations comprising;

    i) detecting a radiotag identifier in a received radiotag signal, wherein said radiotag identifier is either recognized or not recognized by ownership thereof according to ownership records accessible to said application; and

    according to a logic rule;

    ii) IF said radiotag identifier is recognizable by ownership, THEN executing an instruction in foreground services of a host smart device to generate a local notification or a command;

    iii) IF said radiotag identifier is recognizable by ownership, AND IF an instruction cannot be executed in foreground services of a host smart device to generate a local notification or a command, THEN executing a command in background services of a host smart device to upswitchingly amplify and forward a received radiotag signal to said administrative server at said IP address, the amplified and forwarded signal with radiotag identifier defining a qualified radio message;

    iv) IF said radiotag identifier is NOT recognizable by ownership, THEN in response to a received signal, executing an instruction in background services of a host smart device to upswitchingly amplify and forward a received radio signal to said administrative server at said IP address, the amplified and forwarded signal with radiotag identifier defining a qualified radio message; and

    ,c) by said administrative server,i) taking delivery of a qualified radio message;

    ii) associating a radiotag identifier in a qualified radio message with a user profile in said administrative database; and

    ,iii) in response to a qualified radio message and any contents thereof, causing a wide area notification or a command to be generated and broadcast to a designated smart device or a community of smart devices according to a programmable rule or rules and permissions in a user profile or according to administrative server policies and permissions.

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