METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING ORGANIZATIONAL TASKS USING A WIRELESS NODE NETWORK
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1. A method for using a portable device, comprising:
- registering the portable device with a wireless node network, wherein the portable device is associated with a member of an organization;
broadcasting tracking information from the portable device to a client node in the wireless node network; and
using the tracking information to automate an organizational task for the organization.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless node network that includes a set of portable devices associated with members of an organization and a set of client nodes. During operation, the client nodes detect the portable devices in the vicinity of the client nodes and send records of detected portable devices to the server. The records are then stored by the server and are subsequently used to automate organizational tasks for the organization.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for using a portable device, comprising:
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registering the portable device with a wireless node network, wherein the portable device is associated with a member of an organization; broadcasting tracking information from the portable device to a client node in the wireless node network; and using the tracking information to automate an organizational task for the organization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for using a client node of a wireless node network, comprising:
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connecting the client node to a server of the wireless node network; obtaining a list of registered portable devices from the server; scanning to detect a portable device from the list of registered portable devices; and if the portable device is detected; generating a record of the portable device; and sending the record to the server, wherein the record is associated with a member of an organization, and wherein the record is used to automate an organizational task for the organization. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless node network, comprising:
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a server comprising a tracking repository; a set of portable devices, wherein each of the portable devices is associated with one of a set of members of an organization; and a set of client nodes configured to; detect the portable devices in the vicinity of the client nodes; and send records of detected portable devices to the server, wherein the records are stored in the tracking repository, and wherein the records are used to automate organizational tasks for the organization. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for using a client node of a wireless node network, the method comprising:
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connecting the client node to a server of the wireless node network; obtaining a list of registered portable devices from the server; scanning to detect a portable device from the list of registered portable devices; and if the portable device is detected; generating a record of the portable device; and sending the record to the server, wherein the record is associated with a member of an organization, and wherein the record is used to automate an organizational task for the organization. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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