APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCAL WIRELESS DATA COMMUNICATION OF HYBRID FORM

• US 20150327000A1
• Filed: 02/16/2015
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CUBOX Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: SK Planet Co., Ltd. (SK Telecom Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: SHIN, CHUL YONG, HUH, JAE HYUNG
• Granted Patent: US 9,398,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information

Abstract

A device, method and system for hybrid-typed local wireless data communication are disclosed. The device for hybrid-typed local wireless data communication includes a communication unit which performs communication with one or more terminals through a plurality of local wireless data communication systems and transmits a hybrid-typed beacon signal to the one or more terminal; and a beacon control unit which includes a hybrid module supporting functions for the plurality of local wireless data communication systems, generates the hybrid-typed beacon signal at a preset period or a request through the hybrid module, and transmits the generated hybrid-typed beacon signal to the one or more terminals.

Claims

1. A beacon device comprising:

a communication unit which performs communication with one or more terminals through a plurality of local wireless data communication systems and transmits a hybrid-typed beacon signal to the one or more terminal; and

a beacon control unit which includes a hybrid module supporting functions for the plurality of local wireless data communication systems, generates the hybrid-typed beacon signal at a preset period or a request through the hybrid module, and transmits the generated hybrid-typed beacon signal to the one or more terminals.

2. The beacon device according to claim 1, wherein the hybrid module is configured by a combination of two or more of Bluetooth Classic, Bluetooth Low Energy and WiFi communication systems.

3. The beacon device according to claim 1, wherein the beacon control unit generates a first beacon signal at a preset first broadcasting period according to a first local wireless communication system, broadcasts the generated first beacon signal as the hybrid-typed beacon signal, generates a second beacon signal at a preset second broadcasting period according to a second local wireless communication system, and broadcasts the generated second beacon signal as the hybrid-typed beacon signal,

4. The beacon device according to claim 1, wherein, upon receiving a beacon identification information request signal from a particular terminal, the beacon control unit generates a third beacon signal containing its own unique beacon identification information and transmits the generated third beacon signal, as the hybrid-typed beacon signal, to the particular terminal.

5. The beacon device according to claim 3, wherein, upon receiving a beacon identification information request signal from a particular terminal, the beacon control unit generates a third beacon signal containing its own unique beacon identification information and transmits the generated third beacon signal, as the hybrid-typed beacon signal, to the particular terminal.

6. The beacon device according to claim 1, wherein the hybrid-typed beacon signal contains unique beacon identification information according to the local wireless data communication system, and

wherein the beacon identification information includes one or more of a unique identifier, transmission power and a beacon signal broadcasting period.

7. A terminal comprising:

a communication unit which receives a hybrid-typed beacon signal from a beacon device supporting functions for a plurality of local wireless data communication systems and is associated with a service device via a communication network; and

a control unit which is functionally coupled to the communication unit, executes an application received from the service device to receive the hybrid-typed beacon signal through local wireless data communication supported according to terminal environments, checks the unique beacon identification information of the beacon device through the received hybrid-typed beacon signal, transmits the checked unique beacon identification information to the service device, and receives service information corresponding to the unique beacon identification information from the service device.

8. The beacon device according to claim 7, wherein, when a first local wireless communication system is supported, the control unit scans a first hybrid-typed beacon signal broadcast at a preset first broadcasting period through first local wireless communication, and transmits unique beacon identification information contained in the scanned first beacon signal to the service device.

9. The beacon device according to claim 7, wherein, when a second local wireless communication system is supported, the control unit scans a second hybrid-typed beacon signal broadcast at a preset second broadcasting period through second local wireless communication, and transmits unique beacon identification information contained in the scanned second beacon signal to the service device.

10. The beacon device according to claim 7, wherein, when a third local wireless communication system is supported, the control unit transmits a beacon identification information request signal to the beacon device through third local wireless communication and, upon receiving a third beacon signal from the beacon device, transmits unique beacon identification information contained in the received third beacon signal to the service device.

11. A hybrid-typed local wireless data communication method comprising:

generating, by a beacon device, a hybrid-typed beacon signal at a preset period or a request through a hybrid module supporting a plurality of local wireless data communication systems;

transmitting, by the beacon device, the generated hybrid-typed beacon signal to one or more terminals;

receiving, by the one or more terminals, the hybrid-typed beacon signal through local wireless data communication supported according to terminal environments;

checking, by the one or more terminals, unique beacon identification information of the beacon device through the received hybrid-typed beacon signal;

requesting, by the one or more terminals, a service device for service information provided in a certain space where the beacon device is located, by using the checked unique beacon identification information;

receiving, by the service device, the checked unique beacon identification information from the one or more terminals; and

transmitting, by the service device, service information provided in the certain space mapped to the received unique beacon identification information to the one or more terminals.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program comprising a set of instructions, when executed, arranged to cause a computer to implement the method according to claim 11.