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Short messaging using information beacons

  • US 20040162059A1
  • Filed: 02/20/2004
  • Published: 08/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of wirelessly communicating a message from a sender to a recipient in a local environment, comprising the steps of:

  • positioning an information beacon in the local environment, said information beacon having a memory and a transceiver and being capable of transmitting messages in an operating region associated with said beacon;

    wirelessly transmitting the message from the sender to said beacon;

    storing the message in memory in said beacon;

    detecting the presence of a recipient device when the recipient device is located in the operating region of said beacon; and

    wirelessly transmitting the message from said beacon to the recipient device.

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