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Methods and apparatus for communicating with a receiving unit

  • US 9,722,649 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2016
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising acts of:

  • (A) distributing a plurality of wearable receiving units to attendees of an event;

    (B) during the event, causing each of the plurality of wearable receiving units to manifest a first state change, by transmitting, by a transmission component residing at a first location, at least one electromagnetic signal to each wearable receiving unit; and

    (C) at a time other than during the event, causing each of the plurality of wearable receiving units to manifest a second state change, by transmitting at least one signal to each wearable receiving unit via one or more mobile devices each residing at a second location which is different than the first location, the one or more mobile devices each comprising a node on at least one network, wherein the transmitting of the at least one signal is performed in response to the one or more mobile devices determining that one or more predetermined criteria relating to an environmental condition detectable by the one or more mobile devices have been satisfied.

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