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System and method for multi-beacon interaction and management

  • US 9,872,146 B2
  • Filed: 03/22/2017
  • Issued: 01/16/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for scheduling Bluetooth beacon broadcasting, comprising:

  • determining a target broadcasting period;

    determining a common broadcast identifier;

    determining collocation of a first and second Bluetooth beacon;

    in response determining collocation of the first and second Bluetooth beacon;

    assigning the common broadcast identifier to each of the first and second Bluetooth beacons; and

    determining a broadcasting power, broadcasting period, and a broadcasting time for the first and second Bluetooth beacons, respectively, based on the target broadcasting period and a target signal strength for a physical location, comprising;

    iteratively adjusting the broadcasting power, broadcasting period, and broadcasting time for the first and second Bluetooth beacons, respectively, until a total received signal strength, measured at a user device located at the physical location, is within a predetermined range of the target signal strength, wherein the respective broadcasting power for the first and second Bluetooth beacons are lower than a reference broadcasting power associated with the target signal strength at the physical location for the first and second Bluetooth beacons, respectively; and

    broadcasting the common broadcast identifier from the first and second Bluetooth beacons according to the broadcasting interval and broadcasting time for the first and second Bluetooth beacons, respectively, wherein the first and second Bluetooth beacons cooperatively broadcast the common identifier at the target broadcasting period.

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