RF beacon deployment and method of use
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- defining a geofence using a network of one or more beacons, wherein each beacon is a communication device configured to provide a signal detectable by a baseband subsystem of a mobile device located within a communication range of the respective beacon, defining the geofence including;
associating the network with a geographic region, wherein the signal from at least one beacon in the network is detectable by a mobile device located in the geographic region;
designating an encompassment of the geographic region as the geofence; and
associating a task with the geofence as a location based service;
advertising the geofence, including broadcasting, by each beacon in the network, an identification signal indicating that the beacon is a component of the network;
determining that the mobile device has entered the geofence when the mobile device is in communication with at least one beacon in the network; and
transmitting, by a beacon in the network, information on the task and a list of unique identifiers of other beacons in the network, wherein the list is usable by the mobile device to register the unique identifiers with the baseband subsystem for the mobile device to determine whether the mobile device has entered the advertised geofence and whether or not to trigger the mobile device to perform the task,wherein transmitting the information is triggered by the mobile device making a contact with any beacon in the network and is conditioned upon the contact being a first contact between the mobile device and any beacon in the network, andwherein the method is performed by one or more processors.
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Abstract
A precise navigation system utilizing a fleet of deployed RF beacons and an associated application. The RF beacons are installed in known locations about a predefined facility area. The RF beacons emit either a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi beacon signal. An RF beacon identifier is encoded into the beacon signal. The location of the beacon is determined by using the beacon identifier in conjunction with a beacon location index. The location can be used to determine a location of the receiving mobile device, initiating conveyance of information associated with merchants in the proximate area, assistance for parking, etc. The system can be employed to assist in emergency conditions, obtaining road sign information, and other applications where RF beacons can transmit specific location based services and information.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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defining a geofence using a network of one or more beacons, wherein each beacon is a communication device configured to provide a signal detectable by a baseband subsystem of a mobile device located within a communication range of the respective beacon, defining the geofence including; associating the network with a geographic region, wherein the signal from at least one beacon in the network is detectable by a mobile device located in the geographic region; designating an encompassment of the geographic region as the geofence; and associating a task with the geofence as a location based service; advertising the geofence, including broadcasting, by each beacon in the network, an identification signal indicating that the beacon is a component of the network; determining that the mobile device has entered the geofence when the mobile device is in communication with at least one beacon in the network; and transmitting, by a beacon in the network, information on the task and a list of unique identifiers of other beacons in the network, wherein the list is usable by the mobile device to register the unique identifiers with the baseband subsystem for the mobile device to determine whether the mobile device has entered the advertised geofence and whether or not to trigger the mobile device to perform the task, wherein transmitting the information is triggered by the mobile device making a contact with any beacon in the network and is conditioned upon the contact being a first contact between the mobile device and any beacon in the network, and wherein the method is performed by one or more processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; defining a geofence using a network of one or more beacons, wherein each beacon is a communication device configured to provide a signal detectable by a baseband subsystem of a mobile device located within a communication range of the respective beacon, defining the geofence including; associating the network with a geographic region, wherein the signal from at least one beacon in the network is detectable by a mobile device located in the geographic region; designating an encompassment of the geographic region as the geofence; and associating a task with the geofence as a location based service; advertising the geofence, including broadcasting, by each beacon in the network, an identification signal indicating that the beacon is a component of the network; determining that the mobile device has entered the geofence when the mobile device is in communication with at least one beacon in the network; and transmitting, by a beacon in the network, information on the task and a list of unique identifiers of other beacons in the network, wherein the list is usable by the mobile device to register the unique identifiers with the baseband subsystem for the mobile device to determine whether the mobile device has entered the advertised geofence and whether or not to trigger the mobile device to perform the task, wherein transmitting the information is triggered by the mobile device making a contact with any beacon in the network and is conditioned upon the contact being a first contact between the mobile device and any beacon in the network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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defining a geofence using a network of one or more beacons, wherein each beacon is a communication device configured to provide a signal detectable by a baseband subsystem of a mobile device located within a communication range of the respective beacon, defining the geofence including; associating the network with a geographic region, wherein the signal from at least one beacon in the network is detectable by a mobile device located in the geographic region; designating an encompassment of the geographic region as the geofence; and associating a task with the geofence as a location based service; advertising the geofence, including broadcasting, by each beacon in the network, an identification signal indicating that the beacon is a component of the network; determining that the mobile device has entered the geofence when the mobile device is in communication with at least one beacon in the network; and transmitting, by a beacon in the network, information on the task and a list of unique identifiers of other beacons in the network, wherein the list is usable by the mobile device to register the unique identifiers with the baseband subsystem for the mobile device to determine whether the mobile device has entered the advertised geofence and whether or not to trigger the mobile device to perform the task, wherein transmitting the information is triggered by the mobile device making a contact with any beacon in the network and is conditioned upon the contact being a first contact between the mobile device and any beacon in the network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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