DYNAMIC INTERACTIVE ZONE DRIVEN PROXIMITY AWARENESS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for triggering actions based on proximity between a client device and at least one short-range transponder in a predetermined area, the method comprising:
- sensing, by the client device, a signal provided by the at least one short-range transponder, the sensed signal having at least one signal characteristic and including a label defining the short-range transponder;
associating the label with at least one zone, at least one condition and at least one action, the at least one zone being defined in terms of the at least one sensed signal characteristic, the at least one condition and the at least one action being associated with the at least one zone;
analyzing the at least one condition based on the at least one signal characteristic of the sensed signal; and
triggering the at least one action if the at least one condition is met.
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Abstract
A system of short-range communication devices identify specific regions of interest within an area. In addition, a set of ranges or zones is defined for each of the short-range communication devices and conditions and actions are assigned to the zones. A client device senses a short-range communications device and associates conditions and actions to the client device. The client device determines its zone, analyzes the conditions and, if at least one condition is met, triggers the action(s). The history or context of the client device within the area may be analyzed to generate additional conditions and/or actions, or to modify existing conditions and/or actions associated with the specific zones.
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Citations
43 Claims
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1. A method for triggering actions based on proximity between a client device and at least one short-range transponder in a predetermined area, the method comprising:
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sensing, by the client device, a signal provided by the at least one short-range transponder, the sensed signal having at least one signal characteristic and including a label defining the short-range transponder; associating the label with at least one zone, at least one condition and at least one action, the at least one zone being defined in terms of the at least one sensed signal characteristic, the at least one condition and the at least one action being associated with the at least one zone; analyzing the at least one condition based on the at least one signal characteristic of the sensed signal; and triggering the at least one action if the at least one condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A client device for presenting actions to a user based on proximity of the client device to at least one short-range transponder in a predetermined area, the client device comprising:
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a receiver that senses a signal provided by the at least one short-range transponder, the sensed signal having at least one signal characteristic and including a label defining the short-range transponder; a processor including application software configured to cause the processor to; associate the label with at least one zone, at least one condition and at least one action, the at least one zone being defined in terms of the at least one sensed signal characteristic the at least one condition and the at least one action being associated with the at least one zone; analyze the at least one condition based on the at least one signal characteristic of the sensed signal; and trigger the at least one action if the at least one condition is met. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for providing conditions and actions to a client device based on proximity between the client device and at least one short-range transponder in a predetermined area, the method comprising:
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receiving by a server, a query from the client device; responsive to the query, associating the at least one short range transponder with a label defining the at least one short-range transponder; searching at least one database responsive to the received label to retrieve at least one zone associated with the label and to retrieve at least one condition and at least one action associated with the at least one zone; accessing, from the at least one database, at least one set of parameters defining the at least one zone; and transmitting the parameters defining the at least one zone, the at least one condition and the at least one action to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. Server apparatus for providing conditions and actions to a client device based on proximity of the client device to short-range transponders in a predetermined area, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data to and from the client device; at least one database containing zone definitions associated with labels corresponding to respective short-range transponders and conditions and actions associated with the labels; a processor, coupled to the at least one database, and software that configures the processor to; receive, from the transceiver, a label defining the at least one short-range transponder; search the at least one database responsive to the received label to retrieve at least one of the zones associated with the label and to determine at least one of the conditions and at least one of the actions associated with the at least one zone; access, from the at least one database, at least one set of parameters defining the at least one zone; and transmit, via the transceiver, the parameters defining the at least one zone, the at least one condition and the at least one action to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A short-range transponder for sensing proximity of at least one client device to at least one region of interest in a predetermined area, the transponder comprising:
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a receiver that receives a signal provided by the at least one client device, the received signal having at least one signal characteristic; a transceiver for transmitting the at least one signal characteristic and a label identifying the short-range transponder. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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