System and method for multi-beacon interaction and management
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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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Abstract
A system and method for multi-beacon management including: determining occurrence of a trigger event; determining a beacon to be acted upon; determining the settings to be assigned; assigning the settings to the beacon; and operating the beacon according to the settings.
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1. A method for scheduling Bluetooth beacon broadcasting, comprising:
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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; andbroadcasting 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for scheduling broadcasting for a first beacon and a second beacon, comprising:
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determining collocation of the first and second beacons; assigning a common identifier to the first and second beacons in response to first and second beacon collocation determination; determining a broadcast schedule for the first and second beacons in response to first and second beacon collocation determination, comprising; receiving a target broadcasting parameter from a user device, the target broadcasting parameter comprising a target signal strength for a physical location, the physical location different from a first and second beacon location; and determining target broadcasting parameter values for the first and second beacons based on the target broadcasting parameter, comprising, for each of the first and second beacons, determining an advertisement time and a broadcasting power lower than a reference broadcasting power associated with the target signal strength at the physical location for a single beacon, wherein determining the advertisement time and broadcasting power for the first and second beacons comprises; at the user device, connecting to the first and second beacons; and while the user device is connected to the first and second beacons and located at the physical location, iteratively adjusting the respective broadcasting power and the respective advertisement time for the first and second beacons until a total received signal strength, measured at the user device, is within a predetermined range of the target signal strength; and broadcasting the common identifier according to the broadcast schedule from the first and second beacons, comprising broadcasting a first and second signal comprising the common identifier from the first and second beacons, respectively, wherein the first and second signal constructively interfere at the physical location to create a total signal having the target signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for scheduling beacon advertising, comprising:
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determining a common broadcast identifier; determining collocation of a plurality of beacons at a first location; determining a target signal strength for a second location different from the first location; in response determining collocation of the plurality of beacons; assigning the common broadcast identifier to each beacon of the plurality; determining an advertisement time and a broadcasting power for each beacon of the plurality based on the target signal strength, wherein the broadcasting power for each beacon is lower than a reference broadcasting power associated with the target signal strength at the physical location for a single beacon, comprising; at a user device located at the physical location, connecting to each beacon of the plurality; and while the user device is connected to each beacon of the plurality, iteratively adjusting the respective broadcasting power and the respective advertisement time for each beacon of the plurality until a target condition is met; and broadcasting a signal comprising the common broadcast identifier from each beacon of the plurality, wherein each signal is broadcast at the respective advertisement time with the respective broadcasting power, wherein the signals cooperatively broadcast by the plurality of beacons constructively interfere at the physical location to create a total signal having the target signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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