Very far-field communication
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- selecting, by a network device and from a group of available base stations, one or more particular base stations of a wireless access network from which to broadcast a tag query for a selected very-far field communication (VFC) tag;
inserting, into a broadcast signal of each of the one or more particular base stations, the tag query;
receiving, by the network device and from a mobile device within range of a local wireless network signal of the selected VFC tag, a tag response that is prompted by the tag query and a local signal from the selected VFC tag, wherein the mobile device is different than the VFC tag; and
sending, by the network device and to a user device, an indication of the tag response.
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Abstract
A network device receives, from a user device, an inquiry for a selected very-far field communication (VFC) tag and selects, from a group of available base stations, one or more particular base stations of a wireless access network from which to broadcast a tag query for the selected VFC tag. The network device inserts the tag query into a broadcast signal of each of the one or more particular base stations. The VFC tag receives the tag query and transmits a local response signal over a local wireless network. A mobile device within range of the local response signal processes the local response signal and forwards the local response signal to the network device as a tag response. The network device receives the tag response and sends an indication of the tag response to the user device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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selecting, by a network device and from a group of available base stations, one or more particular base stations of a wireless access network from which to broadcast a tag query for a selected very-far field communication (VFC) tag; inserting, into a broadcast signal of each of the one or more particular base stations, the tag query; receiving, by the network device and from a mobile device within range of a local wireless network signal of the selected VFC tag, a tag response that is prompted by the tag query and a local signal from the selected VFC tag, wherein the mobile device is different than the VFC tag; and sending, by the network device and to a user device, an indication of the tag response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a very-far field communication (VFC) tag including; a receiver to listen for a tag query provided via a wireless access network, and a transmitter to provide a local signal, in response to the tag query, over a local wireless network that is different than the wireless access network; a mobile device configured to; receive the local signal from the VFC tag, and send a tag response, based on the local signal, to a network device; and the network device configured to; select from a group of available base stations, a particular base station of the wireless access network from which to broadcast a tag query for the VFC tag, cause insertion of the tag query into a broadcast signal associated with the particular base station, receive the tag response from the mobile device, and send, to a user device, an indication of the tag response. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile device and via a local wireless signal, a response message from a very-far field communication (VFC) tag, wherein the response message is responsive to a tag query provided through base station of a cellular network, and wherein the response message includes a unique identifier for the VFC tag; adding, by the mobile device and to the response message, location information associated with the mobile device to create a tag response; and sending, by the mobile device and to a network device beyond the range of the local wireless signal, the tag response. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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