Beacon infrastructure
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1. A communications system comprising:
- a transmitter beacon for transmitting a plurality of alert signals to wireless receivers within range of the beacon, each alert signal being provided for prompting an alert message of the transmitter beacon; and
a wireless receiver which stores interpretation data, selected interpretation data being used when an associated alert signal is received, thereby to generate the associated alert message at the mobile wireless device.
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Abstract
A communications system uses a transmitter beacon (70) for transmitting alert signals to mobile receivers. Each alert signal prompts an alert message of the transmitter beacon. Interpretation data is loaded into the mobile receiver and is used when an associated alert signal is received, thereby to generate the associated alert message at the mobile wireless device.
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1. A communications system comprising:
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a transmitter beacon for transmitting a plurality of alert signals to wireless receivers within range of the beacon, each alert signal being provided for prompting an alert message of the transmitter beacon; and
a wireless receiver which stores interpretation data, selected interpretation data being used when an associated alert signal is received, thereby to generate the associated alert message at the mobile wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing information to a mobile receiver from a beacon device, the method comprising:
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providing interpretation data to the wireless receiver to enable the wireless receiver to interpret signals from the beacon device; and
providing a signal from the beacon device when the wireless receiver is within range of the beacon device, the wireless receiver interpreting the signal using the interpretation data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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