Mobile device operating as a beacon device
US10475019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/244
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments each include at least one of systems, methods, devices, and software for operating mobile devices as beacon devices. One embodiment in the form of a method includes retrieving data, from a backend system by a mobile device app that executes on a first mobile device, of an open bill associated in the backend system with a first customer account. This method further includes receiving a radio signal via a transceiver of the mobile device. The radio signal in such embodiments includes an identifier encoded therein. The method also includes transmitting the identifier encoded in the received radio signal to the backend system to associate a second customer account with the open bill in the backend system, the second customer account associated with the identifier.
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