Determining the context of surroundings
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises at least one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units;
recovering, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device;
deriving contextual information from said recovered information; and
forwarding said derived contextual information to a remote data collector using a long range wireless transmitter.
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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 method comprising:
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detecting, short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises at least one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; recovering, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device; deriving contextual information from said recovered information; and forwarding said derived contextual information to a remote data collector using a long range wireless transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A wireless device comprising:
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a short range wireless receiver configured to detect short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device includes at least one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; a processing unit configured to recover, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device, said processing unit further configured to derive contextual information from said recovered information; and a long range wireless transmitter configured to transmit said derived contextual information to a remote data collector. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method comprising:
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detecting, short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; recovering, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device; deriving contextual information from said recovered information, wherein said derived contextual information includes at least information relating to one or more available services; and forwarding said derived contextual information to at least one of a remote data collector and a remote service provider using a long range wireless transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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detecting, short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; recovering, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device; deriving contextual information from said recovered information, wherein said derived contextual information includes at least information relating to one or more available services; forwarding said derived contextual information to a remote service provider using a long range wireless transmitter; and receiving information relating to a service provided by said remote service provider.
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9. A device comprising:
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a short range wireless receiver configured to detect short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises at least one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; a processing unit configured to recover, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device, said processing unit further configured to derive contextual information from said recovered information, wherein said derived contextual information includes at least information relating to one or more available service; and a long range wireless transmitter configured to transmit said derived contextual information to at least one of a remote data collector and a remote service provider. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A device comprising:
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a short range wireless receiver configured to detect short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises at least one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; a processing unit configured to recover, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device, said processing unit further configured to derive contextual information from said recovered information, wherein said derived contextual information includes at least information relating to one or more available services; a long range wireless transmitter configured to transmit said derived contextual information to a remote service provider; and
wherein said device is operative to receive information relating to a service provided by said remote service provider.
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13. A method comprising:
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detecting, short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; recovering, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device; and deriving contextual information from said recovered information, wherein said derived contextual information includes at least information relating to one or more services capabilities of said at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A device comprising:
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a short range wireless receiver configured to detect short range wireless signals from at least one device, wherein said device comprises at least one of one or more context-determining devices and one or more subscriber units; and a processing unit configured to recover, from said detected short range wireless signals, information that conveys at least the presence of said at least one device, said processing unit further configured to derive contextual information from said recovered information, wherein said derived contextual information includes at least information relating to one or more service capabilities of said at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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