DETERMINING THE CONTEXT OF SURROUNDINGS
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1. A system comprising:
- a plurality of context-determining devices each having a short range wireless signal transceiver configured to broadcast information via short range wireless signals; and
at least one subscriber unit configured to detect the short range wireless signals from at least one of the plurality of context-determining devices and further configured to derive contextual information from the short range wireless signals, wherein the at least one subscriber unit is further configured to issue one or more wireless control signals to at least one of the plurality of context-determining devices based on the derived contextual information.
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Abstract
“Context” of an environment or area is considered to be one or more characteristics of the environment or area, manifested by the presence of various types of equipment or devices. Detection of various types of devices and equipment in a localized area is by way of short-range wireless signals over which data about the devices is transmitted to one or more subscriber units. The subscriber units can forward context-determinative data and information to a service provider which can vicariously use the equipment or devices in the area via the subscriber device.
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1. A system comprising:
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a plurality of context-determining devices each having a short range wireless signal transceiver configured to broadcast information via short range wireless signals; and
at least one subscriber unit configured to detect the short range wireless signals from at least one of the plurality of context-determining devices and further configured to derive contextual information from the short range wireless signals, wherein the at least one subscriber unit is further configured to issue one or more wireless control signals to at least one of the plurality of context-determining devices based on the derived contextual information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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detecting short range wireless signals broadcast from at least one context-determining device;
deriving contextual information from the short range wireless signals; and
issuing one or more wireless control signals to the at least one context-determining device based on the derived contextual information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A subscriber unit comprising:
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a transceiver configured to detect and receive short range wireless signals from at least one context-determining device; and
a processor configured to derive contextual information from the short range wireless signals, and issue wireless control signals to the at least one context-determining device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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