Individualized Short-Range Radio Communication Method, System and Central Device for the Implementation Thereof
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1. An individualized short-range radio communication method, applicable to communications which may include applications, or programs, and multimedia information, between:
- at least one first central device suitable for detecting radio-frequency signals of multiple technologies and protocols, and for setting up bidirectional short-range radio communications using said technologies and protocols,a plurality of surrounding devices, each of them suitable for bidirectionally communicating by means of at least one short-range technology and at least one protocol,said method comprising sequentially carrying out the following steps automatically;
a.1) polling by said first central device a surrounding area thereof by means of at least one of said multiple technologies and protocols, using at least one detection module dedicated for each of said multiple technologies and protocols for detecting possible radio-frequency signals coming from said surrounding devices with at least one of said multiple technologies and at least one of said protocols;
a.2) detecting and identifying, by said first central device, at least a first of said surrounding devices through the picking up of at least one of said radio-frequency signals emitted automatically by said first of said surrounding devices by means of one of said multiple technologies and one of said protocols, said emitted radio-frequency signal including at least one unique identifier of said first of said surrounding devices; and
a.3) setting up by means of the first central device an individualized communication with said first of said surrounding devices using at least the same technology and the same protocol with which said radio-frequency signal, response to the polling, has been emitted.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an individualized short-range radio communication method applicable to communications which can include applications or programs and multimedia information, between:
- a central device (1, 101) suitable for detecting radio-frequency signals of different technologies and protocols, and for setting up bidirectional short-range radio communications using said technologies and protocols,
- surrounding devices (2, 102), suitable for bidirectionally communicating by means of a short-range technology and a protocol comprising:
- a.1) polling by means of the central device (1, 101) a surrounding area thereof, using a detection module dedicated for each technology and protocol,
- a.2) detecting and acquiring through the pick-up of at least one radio-frequency signal emitted by said surrounding devices (2, 102) a unique identifier of said surrounding devices (2, 102) and
- a.3) setting up by means of the central device (1, 101) an individualized communication with said detected surrounding devices (2, 102) using a compatible technology and protocol.
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73 Claims
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1. An individualized short-range radio communication method, applicable to communications which may include applications, or programs, and multimedia information, between:
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at least one first central device suitable for detecting radio-frequency signals of multiple technologies and protocols, and for setting up bidirectional short-range radio communications using said technologies and protocols, a plurality of surrounding devices, each of them suitable for bidirectionally communicating by means of at least one short-range technology and at least one protocol, said method comprising sequentially carrying out the following steps automatically; a.1) polling by said first central device a surrounding area thereof by means of at least one of said multiple technologies and protocols, using at least one detection module dedicated for each of said multiple technologies and protocols for detecting possible radio-frequency signals coming from said surrounding devices with at least one of said multiple technologies and at least one of said protocols; a.2) detecting and identifying, by said first central device, at least a first of said surrounding devices through the picking up of at least one of said radio-frequency signals emitted automatically by said first of said surrounding devices by means of one of said multiple technologies and one of said protocols, said emitted radio-frequency signal including at least one unique identifier of said first of said surrounding devices; and a.3) setting up by means of the first central device an individualized communication with said first of said surrounding devices using at least the same technology and the same protocol with which said radio-frequency signal, response to the polling, has been emitted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23, 26)
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50. A system of individualized short-range radio communication, applicable to communications which can include applications, programs, and multimedia information, comprising:
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a plurality of surrounding devices, each of the surrounding devices with at least one communication module suitable for bidirectionally communicating by means of at least one short-range technology and at least one protocol, and at least one first central device suitable for detecting radio-frequency signals of multiple technologies and protocols, and for setting up bidirectional short-range radio communications using said technologies and protocols, comprising an electronic system with at least; a first communication module (4, 104) with; a series of first communication sub-modules (4a1 . . . 4an, 104a1 . . . 104an), each of the first communication sub-modules dedicated to automatically polling an environment of the first central device by means of each of said multiple technologies and protocols, for automatically detecting possible radio-frequency signals coming from said communication modules of said surrounding devices with at least one of said multiple technologies and at least one of said protocols, and for automatically acquiring identifier data in the form of at least one unique identifier, or identifier registration, of each of the surrounding devices, included in said radio-frequency signals, a series of second communication sub-modules (4b1 . . . 4bn, 104b1 . . . 104bn), associated to said first communication sub-modules (4a1 . . . 4an, 104a1 . . . 104an) intended for automatically setting up an individualized communication with each of the detected surrounding devices using at least the technology and the protocol with which each one has emitted one of said radio-frequency signals, as a response to said polling, and a control module, with at least one analysis and processing unit adapted for controlling at least said first communication module of the first central device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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72. A central device applicable to individualized short-range radio communications which can include applications or programs and multimedia information, said central device being suitable for detecting radio-frequency signals of multiple technologies and protocols, and for setting up bidirectional short-range radio communications using said technologies and protocols, and comprising an electronic system with at least:
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a first communication module with; a series of first communication sub-modules (4a1 . . . 4an, 104a1 . . . 104an), each of them dedicated to automatically polling an environment of the first central device by means of each of said multiple technologies and protocols for automatically detecting possible radio-frequency signals coming from communication modules of a plurality of surrounding devices with at least one of said multiple technologies and at least one of said protocols, and for acquiring identifier data in the form of at least one unique identifier, or identifier registration, of each of the surrounding devices, included in said radio-frequency signals, a series of second communication sub-modules (4b1 . . . 4bn, 104b1 . . . 104bn) associated to said first communication sub-modules (4a1 . . . 4bn, 104a1 . . . 104an), intended for automatically setting up individualized communication with each of said detected surrounding device using at least the technology and the protocol with which each one has emitted one of said radio-frequency signals as a response to said polling, and a control module, with at least one analysis and processing unit adapted for controlling at least said first communication module of the first central device.
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