Providing information to a computing device based on known location and user information
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a beacon from a mobile device at an access point associated with a transportation station, wherein the beacon includes identification information that identifies the mobile device;
determining, at the access point, that a service provider associated with the mobile device is identified in a list of service providers that are to be sent messages upon detection of the mobile device by the access point;
sending a presence message from the access point to equipment of the service provider; and
sending a cease monitoring message to another access point associated with the transportation station to inhibit a second access point associated with the transportation station from sending another presence message when the second access point detects the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving a beacon from a mobile device at an access point associated with a transportation station. The beacon includes identification information that identifies the mobile device. The method includes receiving, at the access point via a network, information from at least one service provider based on a location of the access point and the identification information. The method also includes sending the information to the mobile device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a beacon from a mobile device at an access point associated with a transportation station, wherein the beacon includes identification information that identifies the mobile device; determining, at the access point, that a service provider associated with the mobile device is identified in a list of service providers that are to be sent messages upon detection of the mobile device by the access point; sending a presence message from the access point to equipment of the service provider; and sending a cease monitoring message to another access point associated with the transportation station to inhibit a second access point associated with the transportation station from sending another presence message when the second access point detects the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a beacon from a mobile device at an access point associated with a transportation station, wherein the beacon includes identification information that identifies the mobile device; determining, at the access point, that a service provider associated with the mobile device is identified in a list of service providers that are to be sent messages upon detection of the mobile device by the access point; sending, via the access point, a presence message to equipment of the service provider; and sending, via the access point, a cease monitoring message to access points associated with the transportation station to inhibit a second access point of the access points from sending another presence message when the second access point detects the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a processor of an access point associated with a transportation station; a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes program instructions which are executable by the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving a beacon from a mobile device at the access point associated with the transportation station, wherein the beacon includes identification information that identifies the mobile device; determining, at the access point, that a service provider associated with the mobile device is identified in a list of service providers that are to be sent messages upon detection of the mobile device by the access point; sending, via the access point, a presence message to equipment of the service provider; and sending, via the access point, a cease monitoring message to another access point associated with the transportation station to inhibit a second access point associated with the transport station from sending another presence message when the second access point detects the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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