Methods of communicating identification information and a responsive command via short-range communications, and related devices
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1. A method of operating a short-range Radio Frequency (RF) device, comprising:
- transmitting, to an anonymous portable electronic device that is anonymous to the short-range RF device, identification information that identifies the short-range RF device, using a short-range RF communication protocol; and
receiving a command, responsive to the identification information, from a server via a first device or the anonymous portable electronic device using the short-range RF communication protocol to control a second device associated with the short-range RF device.
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Abstract
Methods of operating a short-range Radio Frequency (RF) device are provided. The methods may include transmitting identification information that identifies the short-range RF device and/or sensor information generated by a sensor associated with the short-range RF device, using a short-range RF communication protocol. The methods may include receiving a command, responsive to the identification information and/or the sensor information, from a server via a first device using the short-range RF communication protocol to control a second device associated with the short-range RF device. Related devices are also provided.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of operating a short-range Radio Frequency (RF) device, comprising:
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transmitting, to an anonymous portable electronic device that is anonymous to the short-range RF device, identification information that identifies the short-range RF device, using a short-range RF communication protocol; and receiving a command, responsive to the identification information, from a server via a first device or the anonymous portable electronic device using the short-range RF communication protocol to control a second device associated with the short-range RF device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A short-range Radio Frequency (RF) device, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit, to an anonymous portable electronic device that is anonymous to the short-range RF device, identification information that identifies the short-range RF device, using a short-range RF communication protocol; and a receiver configured to receive a command, responsive to the identification information, from a server via a first device or the anonymous portable electronic device using the short-range RF communication protocol to control a second device associated with the short-range RF device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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