Data delivery through portable devices
First Claim
1. A communications system comprising at least one first portable device capable of wireless message transmission and at least one second portable device capable of receiving such a message transmission, wherein the at least one first portable device is arranged to broadcast a series of inquiry messages each in the form of a plurality of predetermined data fields arranged according to a first communications protocol, wherein the at least one first portable device is further arranged to add to each inquiry message prior to transmission an additional data field, and wherein the at least one second portable device is arranged to receive the transmitted inquiry messages and read data from said additional data field.
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Abstract
A communications system comprises at least one first portable communications device (12) capable of wireless message transmission and at least one second portable communications device (10) capable of receiving such a message transmission. The first device (12) is arranged to broadcast a series of inquiry messages (60) each in the form of a plurality of predetermined data fields (INQ) arranged according to a first communications protocol, such as Bluetooth. For the delivery of additional data via broadcast, the first device (12) adds to each inquiry message prior to transmission an additional data field (BCD) carrying broadcast data, with the second portable device (10) receiving the transmitted inquiry messages and reading the broadcast data from the additional data field.
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17 Claims
- 1. A communications system comprising at least one first portable device capable of wireless message transmission and at least one second portable device capable of receiving such a message transmission, wherein the at least one first portable device is arranged to broadcast a series of inquiry messages each in the form of a plurality of predetermined data fields arranged according to a first communications protocol, wherein the at least one first portable device is further arranged to add to each inquiry message prior to transmission an additional data field, and wherein the at least one second portable device is arranged to receive the transmitted inquiry messages and read data from said additional data field.
- 14. A method for enabling the user of a first portable communications device to broadcast messages to the users of other portable communications devices, wherein said first portable communications device broadcasts a series of inquiry messages each in the form of a plurality of predetermined data fields arranged according to a first communications protocol, and wherein said first portable communications device adds to each inquiry message prior to transmission an additional data field carrying broadcast message data, such that suitably configured other portable devices may receive the transmitted inquiry messages and read the broadcast data from said additional data field.
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17. A communications system comprising at least one portable device capable of wireless message transmission and at least one fixed receiver device capable of receiving such a message transmission, wherein the at least one portable device is arranged to broadcast a series of inquiry messages each in the form of a plurality of predetermined data fields arranged according to a first communications protocol, wherein the at least one portable device is further arranged to add to each inquiry message prior to transmission an additional data field, and wherein the at least one fixed receiver device is arranged to receive the transmitted inquiry messages and read data from said additional data field.
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