Method and apparatus for facilitating setup, discovery of capabilites and interaction of electronic devices
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, at a portable electronic device, a first beacon signal;
transmitting beacon information from the portable electronic device to a back-end server via a first communication link, wherein the beacon information is derived from an analysis of the received first beacon signal;
receiving, by the portable electronic device, operational information from the back-end server via the first communication link, wherein the operational information is derived from information contained within the transmitted beacon information;
analyzing the received operational information;
transmitting auxiliary device control information to an auxiliary electronic device, wherein the auxiliary device control information comprises one or more command instructions that were at least partially derived from the analysis of the received operational information, andinitiating, by the auxiliary electronic device, a task based on the received auxiliary device control information, wherein the initiated task includes an initiation of communication with an external video conferencing system.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein generally include a system and a method of configuring and/or controlling one or more electronic devices using a portable electronic device based on the interaction of the portable electronic device with a beacon signal generating system that is disposed at a desired location. Embodiments of the disclosure may include a system and a method of collecting and analyzing useful information received by the portable electronic device based on the receipt of a beacon signal. The portable electronic device may then perform one or more desirable functions or processes based the portable electronic device'"'"'s interaction with the beacon signal generating system. Some aspects of the invention may include an apparatus, method and/or one or more computing device software applications that are configured to more easily setup, configure and/or reliably control an additional electronic device based on the interaction of the portable electronic device with the beacon signal generating system.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, at a portable electronic device, a first beacon signal; transmitting beacon information from the portable electronic device to a back-end server via a first communication link, wherein the beacon information is derived from an analysis of the received first beacon signal; receiving, by the portable electronic device, operational information from the back-end server via the first communication link, wherein the operational information is derived from information contained within the transmitted beacon information; analyzing the received operational information; transmitting auxiliary device control information to an auxiliary electronic device, wherein the auxiliary device control information comprises one or more command instructions that were at least partially derived from the analysis of the received operational information, and initiating, by the auxiliary electronic device, a task based on the received auxiliary device control information, wherein the initiated task includes an initiation of communication with an external video conferencing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device, comprising:
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a first processor of a portable electronic device; a sensor that is configured to receive a beacon signal; a non-volatile memory having event information stored therein and a number of instructions which, when executed by the first processor, causes the portable electronic device to perform operations comprising; analyzing the received beacon signal; transmitting beacon information to a back-end server via a first communication link, wherein the beacon information is derived from the analysis of the beacon signal; analyzing operational information received from the back-end server via the first communication link, wherein the operational information is derived from information contained within the transmitted beacon information; and transmitting auxiliary device control information to an auxiliary electronic device, wherein the auxiliary electronic device comprises; a second processor; and a non-volatile memory having a number of instructions which, when executed by the second processor, causes the auxiliary electronic device to perform operations comprising; initiating a task based on the received auxiliary device control information, wherein the initiated task includes an initiation of communication with an external video conferencing system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for automatically configuring an electronic device, comprising:
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a first beacon generation system, comprising; a first processor; non-volatile memory having beacon information stored therein; and a transceiver that is configured to wirelessly transmit a beacon signal that comprises beacon information; a first portable electronic device, comprising; a second processor; a transceiver that is configured to receive the beacon signal from the first beacon generation system; and non-volatile memory having event information stored therein and a number of instructions which, when executed by the second processor, causes the first portable electronic device to perform operations comprising; analyzing the beacon signal received from the transceiver; transmitting beacon information to a back-end server via a first communication link, wherein the beacon information is derived from the analysis of the beacon signal; analyzing operational information received from the back-end server via the first communication link, wherein the operational information is at least partially derived from information contained within the transmitted beacon information; retrieving auxiliary device control information from the non-volatile memory based on the analysis of the received operational information; and transmitting the auxiliary device control information to an auxiliary electronic device; and the back-end server further comprising; a third processor; a transceiver that is configured to receive a device communication signal from the first portable electronic device and transmit operational information to the first portable electronic device; and non-volatile memory having stored therein and a number of instructions which, when executed by the third processor, causes the back-end server to perform operations comprising; analyzing the beacon information received from the first portable electronic device via the first communication link; and transmitting operational information to the first portable electronic device via the first communication link, wherein the operational information is at least partially derived from the analysis of the received beacon information.
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