Electronic Devices, Methods, and Computer Program Products for Detecting a Tag Having a Sensor Associated Therewith and Receiving Sensor Information Therefrom
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
- detecting a tag having a sensor associated therewith and being configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol; and
receiving sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link.
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Abstract
An electronic device is operated by detecting a tag having a sensor associated therewith and being configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol, and receiving sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
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detecting a tag having a sensor associated therewith and being configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol; and receiving sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic device,
a tag reader circuit that is configured to detect a tag having a sensor associated therewith and being configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol, and to receive sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link.
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26. A computer program product for operating an electronic device, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to detect a tag having a sensor associated therewith and being configured to transmit information over a defined distance using a short range wireless protocol; and computer readable program code configured to receive sensor information transmitted by the tag over the communication link.
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27. A method of operating a communication network, comprising:
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receiving sensor information from a plurality of electronic devices, each electronic device being configured to detect a tag having a sensor associated therewith and to receive the sensor information transmitted by the sensor using a short range wireless protocol; and sending a notification to at least one entity based on the sensor information received from the plurality of electronic devices.
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