Method for connecting a wireless device to a remote location on a network
First Claim
1. A method for connecting a wireless device to a remote location on a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) transmitting a beacon signal from a beacon unit disposed at a first geographic location, the beacon signal including components indicative of a first code and of a second code, the first code being associated with a remote location on a computer network and the second code being associated with an attribute of the beacon unit;
b) receiving the beacon signal using a beacon signal receiver circuit disposed in association with a wireless device at a second geographic location, and extracting from the received beacon signal the first code and the second code;
c) automatically sending, in response to receiving the beacon signal and without user intervention, control signals indicative of the first code and the second code from the beacon signal receiver circuit to the wireless device;
d) automatically transmitting, in response to receiving the control signals and without user intervention, an RF signal constituting a first message packet from the wireless device to an intermediate location on the computer network, the first message packet being indicative of the first code and the second code;
e) receiving the first message packet at the intermediate location on the computer network extracting the first code and the second code therefrom;
f) accessing a computer database from the intermediate location, the database including a plurality of routing information for remote locations on the computer network and a plurality of first codes and associating each of the routing information with at least one of the first codes, and retrieving the routing information associated with the first code received in the beacon signal;
g) transmitting a reply packet including the routing information associated with the first code from the intermediate location across the computer network to the wireless device; and
h) transmitting, in response to receiving the reply packet, a second message packet from the wireless device to a remote location on the network using the routing information just received, thereby connecting the wireless device to the associated remote location.
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Abstract
A method for connecting a wireless device to a remote location on a computer network. A beacon signal is transmitted from a beacon unit disposed at a first geographic location. The beacon signal includes components indicative of a first code and of a second code, the first code being associated with a remote location on a computer network and the second code being associated with an attribute of the beacon unit. The beacon signal is received using a beacon signal receiver circuit disposed with a wireless device at a second geographic location. The first code and the second code are then extracted from the beacon signal. In response to receiving the beacon signal, control signals indicative of the first code and the second code are sent from the beacon signal receiver circuit to the wireless device. In response to receiving the control signals, an RF signal constituting a first message packet is transmitted from the wireless device to an intermediate location on the computer network. The first message packet is indicative of the first code and the second code. The first message packet is received at the intermediate location and the first code and the second code are extracted therefrom. A computer database is accessed from the intermediate location. The database includes a plurality of routing information for remote locations on the computer network and a plurality of first codes. Each of the routing information is associated with at least one of the first codes. The routing information associated with the first code received in the beacon signal is then retrieved, and a reply packet including the routing information is transmitted from the intermediate location across the computer network back to the wireless device. In response to receiving the reply packet, a second message packet is transmitted from the wireless device to a remote location on the network using the routing information just received, thereby connecting the wireless device to the associated remote location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for connecting a wireless device to a remote location on a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a beacon signal from a beacon unit disposed at a first geographic location, the beacon signal including components indicative of a first code and of a second code, the first code being associated with a remote location on a computer network and the second code being associated with an attribute of the beacon unit; b) receiving the beacon signal using a beacon signal receiver circuit disposed in association with a wireless device at a second geographic location, and extracting from the received beacon signal the first code and the second code; c) automatically sending, in response to receiving the beacon signal and without user intervention, control signals indicative of the first code and the second code from the beacon signal receiver circuit to the wireless device; d) automatically transmitting, in response to receiving the control signals and without user intervention, an RF signal constituting a first message packet from the wireless device to an intermediate location on the computer network, the first message packet being indicative of the first code and the second code; e) receiving the first message packet at the intermediate location on the computer network extracting the first code and the second code therefrom; f) accessing a computer database from the intermediate location, the database including a plurality of routing information for remote locations on the computer network and a plurality of first codes and associating each of the routing information with at least one of the first codes, and retrieving the routing information associated with the first code received in the beacon signal; g) transmitting a reply packet including the routing information associated with the first code from the intermediate location across the computer network to the wireless device; and h) transmitting, in response to receiving the reply packet, a second message packet from the wireless device to a remote location on the network using the routing information just received, thereby connecting the wireless device to the associated remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for connecting a wireless device to a remote sender on a computer network, the wireless device including a processor and a transmitter/receiver for sending and receiving radio frequency signals to provide two-way digital communication between the processor and the computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a beacon signal from a beacon unit disposed at a first geographic location, the beacon signal including components indicative of a first code and of a second code, the first code being associated with a remote location on a computer network and the second code being associated with an attribute of the beacon unit; b) receiving the beacon signal with a beacon signal receiver circuit disposed with the wireless device, the beacon signal receiver circuit being operably connected to the processor of the wireless device; c) extracting the first code and the second code from the beacon signal using the beacon signal receiver circuit; d) automatically sending control signals including the first code and the second code from the beacon signal receiver circuit to the processor of the wireless device without user intervention; e) automatically transmitting RF signals, in response to receiving the control signals including the first code and the second code from the beacon signal receiver circuit without user intervention, from the wireless device to the computer network; f) connecting the wireless device to a remote location on the computer network which is associated with the first code; g) transmitting a reply packet including the routing information associated with the first code from the intermediate location across the computer network to the wireless device; and h) transmitting, in response to receiving the reply packet, a second message packet from the wireless device to a remote location on the network, using the routing information just received, thereby connecting the wireless device to the associated remote location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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