Proximate location detection system and method
First Claim
1. A method of determining and indicating a proximate location of a user within a general geographical area, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) determining the general geographical area in which the user is located;
b) requesting and downloading, onto a mobile location indicating device, data providing details of said general geographical area, said details comprising map data of said general geographical area, location data of beacons within said general geographical area and unique identifier(s) associated with each beacon;
c) the mobile location indicating device passively detecting one or more beacons within the proximity of the mobile location indicating device, and determining the unique identifier(s) of said one or more detected beacons;
d) the mobile location indicating device comparing the determined unique identifier(s) with the downloaded data, thereby determining respective location data of said one or more detected beacons; and
e) the mobile location indicating device communicating to the user said determined respective location data as the proximate location of the user within the general geographic area.
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Abstract
A proximate location detection system and method is provided. A user carries a mobile location indicating device which initially determines the general geographic area in which the device is located. The device is able to download map data in relation to the general geographic area, the map data comprises details of beacons and their locations within the general geographic area. The device is then able to passively detect and identify beacons within its physical proximity. The identity of the detected beacons is then compared with the downloaded data to determine their location which is then displayed to the user as their proximate location within the general geographic area. Hence, the user can approximately track their own movements within a large area without third parties being able to determine the user'"'"'s location within the large area.
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1. A method of determining and indicating a proximate location of a user within a general geographical area, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining the general geographical area in which the user is located;
b) requesting and downloading, onto a mobile location indicating device, data providing details of said general geographical area, said details comprising map data of said general geographical area, location data of beacons within said general geographical area and unique identifier(s) associated with each beacon;
c) the mobile location indicating device passively detecting one or more beacons within the proximity of the mobile location indicating device, and determining the unique identifier(s) of said one or more detected beacons;
d) the mobile location indicating device comparing the determined unique identifier(s) with the downloaded data, thereby determining respective location data of said one or more detected beacons; and
e) the mobile location indicating device communicating to the user said determined respective location data as the proximate location of the user within the general geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for determining and indicating a proximate location of a user within a general geographical area, said system comprising:
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a plurality of beacons located within the general geographical area, said beacons each having a unique identifier; and
a mobile location indicating device, said device comprising;
a geographical determinator for determining the general geographical area in which the mobile location indicating device is located;
a requestor for requesting and downloading data providing details of said general geographical area, said details comprising map data of said general geographical area, location data of said plurality of beacons and the unique identifiers associated with each of said plurality of beacons;
a beacon detector for passively detecting one or more beacons within the proximity of the mobile location indicating device;
an identification determinator for determining the unique identifier(s) of said one or more detected beacons;
a comparator for comparing the determined unique identifier(s) with the downloaded data and determining respective location data of said one or more detected beacons; and
a display for communicating to the user said determined respective location data as the proximate location of the user within the general geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of providing consumer information to a consumer within a general geographical area, wherein said consumer information pertains to goods and/or service providers within the proximate location of the consumer within the general geographical area, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining the general geographical area in which the consumer is located;
requesting and downloading, onto a mobile device, data providing details of said general geographic area, said details comprising map data of said general geographical area, location of beacons within said general geographical area, unique identifier(s) associated with each beacon and consumer information relevant to the proximity of each beacon location;
the mobile device passively detecting one or more beacons within the proximity of the mobile device, and determining the unique identifier(s) of said one or more detected beacons;
the mobile device comparing the determined unique identifier(s) with the downloaded data, thereby determining respective location of said one or more detected beacons; and
the mobile device communicating consumer information relevant to the proximity of the determined respective location of said one or more detected beacons to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for providing consumer information to a consumer within a general geographical area, wherein said consumer information pertains to goods and/or service providers within the proximate location of the consumer within the general geographical area, said system comprising:
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a plurality of beacons located within the general geographical area, said beacons each having a unique identifier; and
a mobile device, said device comprising;
a geographical determinator for determining the general geographical area in which the mobile device is located;
a requestor for requesting and downloading data providing details of said general geographical area, said details comprising map data of said general geographical area, location of said plurality of beacons, the unique identifiers associated with each of said plurality of beacons and consumer information relevant to the proximity of each beacon location;
a beacon detector for passively detecting one or more beacons within the proximity of the device;
an identifier determinator for determining the unique identifier(s) of said one or more detected beacons;
a comparator for comparing the determined unique identifier(s) with the downloaded data and determining respective location of said one or more detected beacons; and
a display for communicating consumer information relevant to the proximity of the determined respective location of said one or more detected beacons to the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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