Wireless device and methods for use in determining classroom attendance
First Claim
1. A wireless device comprising:
- a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to associate the wireless device with a plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device;
a short-range wireless transceiver, coupled to the user interface, configured to;
communicate RF signals, in response to the pairing signal from the user, including a beacon signal to identify the wireless device and to facilitate the association of the wireless device with the plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device, wherein each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices includes a mobile communication device processor that executes an application that facilitates location of the corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices by the wireless device;
receive location signals from the plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device; and
a wireless device processor, coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver and the user interface, that analyzes the location signals from the plurality of mobile communication devices to determine that a person associated each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices is in proximity to the wireless device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include, for example, a wireless device that includes a short-range wireless transceiver to communicate RF signals including a beacon signal to identify the wireless device and to facilitate the association of the wireless device with the plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device. Each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices includes a mobile communication device processor that executes a student application, downloaded from an app store associated with the operating system of the corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices that facilitates location of the corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices. Attendance data is stored indicating that a student associated each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices is in a classroom associated with the wireless device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless device comprising:
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a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to associate the wireless device with a plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device; a short-range wireless transceiver, coupled to the user interface, configured to; communicate RF signals, in response to the pairing signal from the user, including a beacon signal to identify the wireless device and to facilitate the association of the wireless device with the plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device, wherein each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices includes a mobile communication device processor that executes an application that facilitates location of the corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices by the wireless device; receive location signals from the plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device; and a wireless device processor, coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver and the user interface, that analyzes the location signals from the plurality of mobile communication devices to determine that a person associated each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices is in proximity to the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wireless device comprising:
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a short-range wireless transceiver; a memory that stores a classroom attendance application; a wireless device processor, coupled to the short-range wireless transceiver and the memory, that executes the classroom attendance application to; operate in conjunction with the short-range wireless transceiver to communicate RF signals including a beacon signal to identify the wireless device and to facilitate the association of the wireless device with a plurality of mobile communication devices in proximity to the wireless device, wherein each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices includes a mobile communication device processor that executes a student application, downloaded from an app store associated with an operating system of the corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices that facilitates location of the corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices; and store attendance data indicating that a student associated each corresponding one of the plurality of mobile communication devices is in a classroom associated with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A classroom attendance device comprising:
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an image capture device configured to capture an image of a classroom; a memory that stores a classroom attendance application; a processor, coupled to the image capture device and the memory, that executes the classroom attendance application to; operate in conjunction with the image capture device to capture a first image of a classroom in conjunction with a class; to analyze the first image of the classroom to identify a plurality of students in the classroom; and to generate attendance data indicating the plurality of students in the classroom in conjunction with the class. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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